Pitcairn Islands vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 47,872 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Saudi Arabia about 47872 times.
Pitcairn IslandsSaudi ArabiaPitcairn Islands moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Pitcairn Islands is 0.0× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 47,872× the size of Pitcairn Islands.
| Pitcairn Islands | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 47 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 50 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 1.1 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Adamstown | Riyadh |
| Region | Polynesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Pitcairn Islands is 47,872 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 47872 times: Saudi Arabia has 47,872× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Pitcairn Islands and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 50. Density: Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².