Oman vs South Africa
South Africa is 3.95 times larger than Oman. Oman would fit into South Africa about 3.9 times.
OmanSouth AfricaOman moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Oman is 0.25× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 3.95× the size of Oman.
| Oman | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 309,500 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 5,494,691 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Muscat | Pretoria |
| Region | Western Asia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 6 |
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; 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 Oman bigger than South Africa?
- No. Oman is 3.95 times smaller than South Africa. Oman covers 309,500 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Oman fit into South Africa?
- About 3.9 times: South Africa has 3.95× the area of Oman.
- Why do Oman and South Africa 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 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, Oman or South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 5,494,691. Density: Oman 18 per km², South Africa 53 per km².