Pitcairn Islands vs South Africa
South Africa is 25,980 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into South Africa about 25980 times.
Pitcairn IslandsSouth AfricaPitcairn Islands moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Pitcairn Islands is 0.0× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 25,980× the size of Pitcairn Islands.
| Pitcairn Islands | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 47 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 50 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 1.1 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Adamstown | Pretoria |
| Region | Polynesia | 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. Pitcairn Islands sits at about 24°S and is stretched to 1.21× 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 Pitcairn Islands bigger than South Africa?
- No. Pitcairn Islands is 25,980 times smaller than South Africa. Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into South Africa?
- About 25980 times: South Africa has 25,980× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Pitcairn Islands and South Africa 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 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, Pitcairn Islands or South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 50. Density: Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km², South Africa 53 per km².