Malta vs San Marino
Malta is 5.18 times larger than San Marino. San Marino would fit into Malta about 5.2 times.
MaltaSan MarinoMalta moved onto San Marino · Equal-area projection
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Malta is 5.18× the area of San Marino.
| Malta | San Marino | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 316 km² | 61 km² |
| Population | 579,704 | 34,109 |
| Density | 1,835 / km² | 559 / km² |
| Capital | Valletta | San Marino |
| Region | Southern Europe | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Malta sits at about 36°N and is stretched to 1.52× its true area; San Marino at 44° N is stretched to 1.93×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Malta bigger than San Marino?
- Yes. Malta is 5.18 times larger than San Marino. Malta covers 316 km² and San Marino covers 61 km².
- How many times does San Marino fit into Malta?
- About 5.2 times: Malta has 5.18× the area of San Marino.
- Why do Malta and San Marino look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malta is drawn about 1.52× its true area there and San Marino about 1.93×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Malta or San Marino?
- Malta: 579,704 people against 34,109. Density: Malta 1,835 per km², San Marino 559 per km².