Saint Helena vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 5,711 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Saudi Arabia about 5711 times.
Saint HelenaSaudi ArabiaSaint Helena moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Saint Helena is 0.0× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 5,711× the size of Saint Helena.
| Saint Helena | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 394 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 5,633 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 14 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Jamestown | Riyadh |
| Region | Western Africa | 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. Saint Helena sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Saint Helena bigger than Saudi Arabia?
- No. Saint Helena is 5,711 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Saint Helena covers 394 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 5711 times: Saudi Arabia has 5,711× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Saint Helena and Saudi Arabia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Helena is drawn about 1.05× 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, Saint Helena or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 5,633. Density: Saint Helena 14 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².