Nauru vs Saint Helena
Saint Helena is 18.8 times larger than Nauru. Nauru would fit into Saint Helena about 19 times.
NauruSaint HelenaNauru moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Nauru is 0.05× the area of Saint Helena. Put the other way, Saint Helena is 18.8× the size of Nauru.
| Nauru | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 12,025 | 5,633 |
| Density | 573 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Yaren District | Jamestown |
| Region | Micronesia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Nauru sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Saint Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Nauru bigger than Saint Helena?
- No. Nauru is 18.8 times smaller than Saint Helena. Nauru covers 21 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Nauru fit into Saint Helena?
- About 19 times: Saint Helena has 18.8× the area of Nauru.
- Why do Nauru and Saint Helena look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nauru is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Saint Helena about 1.05×. 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, Nauru or Saint Helena?
- Nauru: 12,025 people against 5,633. Density: Nauru 573 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².