Palau vs South Africa
South Africa is 2,620 times larger than Palau. Palau would fit into South Africa about 2620 times.
PalauSouth AfricaPalau moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Palau is 0.0× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 2,620× the size of Palau.
| Palau | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 466 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 17,663 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 38 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Koror | 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. Palau sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Palau bigger than South Africa?
- No. Palau is 2,620 times smaller than South Africa. Palau covers 466 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into South Africa?
- About 2620 times: South Africa has 2,620× the area of Palau.
- Why do Palau and South Africa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Palau is drawn about 1.02× 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, Palau or South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 17,663. Density: Palau 38 per km², South Africa 53 per km².