Paraguay vs South Africa
South Africa is 3.0 times larger than Paraguay. Paraguay would fit into South Africa about 3.0 times.
ParaguaySouth AfricaParaguay moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
0.33×
Paraguay is 0.33× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 3.0× the size of Paraguay.
| Paraguay | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 406,756 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 7,013,078 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 17 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Asuncion | Pretoria |
| Region | South America | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Paraguay sits at about 23°S and is stretched to 1.18× 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 Paraguay bigger than South Africa?
- No. Paraguay is 3.0 times smaller than South Africa. Paraguay covers 406,756 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Paraguay fit into South Africa?
- About 3.0 times: South Africa has 3.0× the area of Paraguay.
- Why do Paraguay and South Africa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Paraguay is drawn about 1.18× 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, Paraguay or South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 7,013,078. Density: Paraguay 17 per km², South Africa 53 per km².