Saint Barthélemy vs South Africa
South Africa is 50,877 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into South Africa about 50877 times.
Saint BarthélemySouth AfricaSaint Barthélemy moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Saint Barthélemy is 0.0× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 50,877× the size of Saint Barthélemy.
| Saint Barthélemy | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 24 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 10,124 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 422 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Gustavia | Pretoria |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Saint Barthélemy sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Saint Barthélemy bigger than South Africa?
- No. Saint Barthélemy is 50,877 times smaller than South Africa. Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into South Africa?
- About 50877 times: South Africa has 50,877× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Saint Barthélemy and South Africa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Barthélemy is drawn about 1.1× 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, Saint Barthélemy or South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 10,124. Density: Saint Barthélemy 422 per km², South Africa 53 per km².