Lithuania vs South Africa
South Africa is 18.7 times larger than Lithuania. Lithuania would fit into South Africa about 19 times.
LithuaniaSouth AfricaLithuania moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Lithuania is 0.05× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 18.7× the size of Lithuania.
| Lithuania | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 65,300 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 2,888,774 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Vilnius | Pretoria |
| Region | Northern Europe | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Lithuania sits at about 55°N and is stretched to 3.09× its true area; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. That difference is why Lithuania looks so much bigger than it is next to South Africa. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Lithuania bigger than South Africa?
- No. Lithuania is 18.7 times smaller than South Africa. Lithuania covers 65,300 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Lithuania fit into South Africa?
- About 19 times: South Africa has 18.7× the area of Lithuania.
- Why do Lithuania and South Africa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Lithuania is drawn about 3.09× its true area there and South Africa about 1.31×. That is why Lithuania looks so much bigger than it really is next to South Africa. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Lithuania or South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 2,888,774. Density: Lithuania 44 per km², South Africa 53 per km².