Montenegro vs San Marino
Montenegro is 228 times larger than San Marino. San Marino would fit into Montenegro about 228 times.
MontenegroSan MarinoMontenegro moved onto San Marino · Equal-area projection
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Montenegro is 228× the area of San Marino.
| Montenegro | San Marino | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,883 km² | 61 km² |
| Population | 623,129 | 34,109 |
| Density | 45 / km² | 559 / km² |
| Capital | Podgorica | San Marino |
| Region | Southern Europe | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Montenegro sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.86× 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 Montenegro bigger than San Marino?
- Yes. Montenegro is 228 times larger than San Marino. Montenegro covers 13,883 km² and San Marino covers 61 km².
- How many times does San Marino fit into Montenegro?
- About 228 times: Montenegro has 228× the area of San Marino.
- Why do Montenegro and San Marino look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Montenegro is drawn about 1.86× 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, Montenegro or San Marino?
- Montenegro: 623,129 people against 34,109. Density: Montenegro 45 per km², San Marino 559 per km².