Nepal vs Saint Helena
Nepal is 374 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Nepal about 374 times.
NepalSaint HelenaNepal moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Nepal is 374× the area of Saint Helena.
| Nepal | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,181 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 29,618,118 | 5,633 |
| Density | 201 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Kathmandu | Jamestown |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Nepal sits at about 28°N and is stretched to 1.29× 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 Nepal bigger than Saint Helena?
- Yes. Nepal is 374 times larger than Saint Helena. Nepal covers 147,181 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Nepal?
- About 374 times: Nepal has 374× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Nepal and Saint Helena look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nepal is drawn about 1.29× 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, Nepal or Saint Helena?
- Nepal: 29,618,118 people against 5,633. Density: Nepal 201 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².