Oman vs Saint Helena
Oman is 786 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Oman about 786 times.
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Oman is 786× the area of Saint Helena.
| Oman | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 309,500 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 5,494,691 | 5,633 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Muscat | Jamestown |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Oman sits at about 21°N and is stretched to 1.14× 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 Oman bigger than Saint Helena?
- Yes. Oman is 786 times larger than Saint Helena. Oman covers 309,500 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Oman?
- About 786 times: Oman has 786× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Oman and Saint Helena look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Oman is drawn about 1.14× 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, Oman or Saint Helena?
- Oman: 5,494,691 people against 5,633. Density: Oman 18 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².