Saint Helena vs Togo
Togo is 144 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Togo about 144 times.
Saint HelenaTogoSaint Helena moved onto Togo · Equal-area projection
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Saint Helena is 0.01× the area of Togo. Put the other way, Togo is 144× the size of Saint Helena.
| Saint Helena | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 394 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 5,633 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 14 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | Jamestown | Lome |
| Region | Western Africa | Western 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. Saint Helena sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Togo at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Togo?
- No. Saint Helena is 144 times smaller than Togo. Saint Helena covers 394 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Togo?
- About 144 times: Togo has 144× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Saint Helena and Togo 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 Togo about 1.02×. 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 Togo?
- Togo: 8,591,626 people against 5,633. Density: Saint Helena 14 per km², Togo 151 per km².