Nauru vs South Africa
South Africa is 58,145 times larger than Nauru. Nauru would fit into South Africa about 58145 times.
NauruSouth AfricaNauru moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Nauru is 0.0× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 58,145× the size of Nauru.
| Nauru | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 12,025 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 573 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Yaren District | 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. Nauru sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Nauru bigger than South Africa?
- No. Nauru is 58,145 times smaller than South Africa. Nauru covers 21 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Nauru fit into South Africa?
- About 58145 times: South Africa has 58,145× the area of Nauru.
- Why do Nauru and South Africa 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 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, Nauru or South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 12,025. Density: Nauru 573 per km², South Africa 53 per km².