Pitcairn Islands vs Saint Helena
Saint Helena is 8.38 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Saint Helena about 8.4 times.
Pitcairn IslandsSaint HelenaPitcairn Islands moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Pitcairn Islands is 0.12× the area of Saint Helena. Put the other way, Saint Helena is 8.38× the size of Pitcairn Islands.
| Pitcairn Islands | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 47 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 50 | 5,633 |
| Density | 1.1 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Adamstown | Jamestown |
| Region | Polynesia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Pitcairn Islands sits at about 24°S and is stretched to 1.21× 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 Pitcairn Islands bigger than Saint Helena?
- No. Pitcairn Islands is 8.38 times smaller than Saint Helena. Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Saint Helena?
- About 8.4 times: Saint Helena has 8.38× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Pitcairn Islands and Saint Helena look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Pitcairn Islands is drawn about 1.21× 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, Pitcairn Islands or Saint Helena?
- Saint Helena: 5,633 people against 50. Density: Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².