Marshall Islands vs South Africa
South Africa is 6,746 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into South Africa about 6746 times.
Marshall IslandsSouth AfricaMarshall Islands moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
0.0×
Marshall Islands is 0.0× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 6,746× the size of Marshall Islands.
| Marshall Islands | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | Pretoria |
| Region | Micronesia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Marshall Islands sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.02× its true area; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 Marshall Islands bigger than South Africa?
- No. Marshall Islands is 6,746 times smaller than South Africa. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into South Africa?
- About 6746 times: South Africa has 6,746× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Marshall Islands and South Africa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Marshall Islands is drawn about 1.02× its true area there and South Africa about 1.31×. 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, Marshall Islands or South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 36,282. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², South Africa 53 per km².