Pitcairn Islands vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 5,660 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Western Sahara about 5660 times.
Pitcairn IslandsWestern SaharaPitcairn Islands moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Pitcairn Islands is 0.0× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 5,660× the size of Pitcairn Islands.
| Pitcairn Islands | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 47 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 50 | 612,000 |
| Density | 1.1 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Adamstown | — |
| Region | Polynesia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Pitcairn Islands is 5,660 times smaller than Western Sahara. Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Western Sahara?
- About 5660 times: Western Sahara has 5,660× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Pitcairn Islands and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 50. Density: Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².