Saint Helena vs South Africa
South Africa is 3,099 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into South Africa about 3099 times.
Saint HelenaSouth AfricaSaint Helena moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Saint Helena is 0.0× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 3,099× the size of Saint Helena.
| Saint Helena | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 394 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 5,633 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 14 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Jamestown | Pretoria |
| Region | Western Africa | 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 Helena sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Helena bigger than South Africa?
- No. Saint Helena is 3,099 times smaller than South Africa. Saint Helena covers 394 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into South Africa?
- About 3099 times: South Africa has 3,099× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Saint Helena and South Africa 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 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 Helena or South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 5,633. Density: Saint Helena 14 per km², South Africa 53 per km².