Saint Kitts and Nevis vs São Tomé and Principe
São Tomé and Principe is 3.72 times larger than Saint Kitts and Nevis. Saint Kitts and Nevis would fit into São Tomé and Principe about 3.7 times.
Saint Kitts and NevisSão Tomé and PrincipeSaint Kitts and Nevis moved onto São Tomé and Principe · Equal-area projection
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Saint Kitts and Nevis is 0.27× the area of São Tomé and Principe. Put the other way, São Tomé and Principe is 3.72× the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | São Tomé and Principe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 269 km² | 1,001 km² |
| Population | 46,922 | 240,254 |
| Density | 174 / km² | 240 / km² |
| Capital | Basseterre | Sao Tome |
| Region | Caribbean | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Saint Kitts and Nevis sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× its true area; São Tomé and Principe at 0° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Kitts and Nevis bigger than São Tomé and Principe?
- No. Saint Kitts and Nevis is 3.72 times smaller than São Tomé and Principe. Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 km² and São Tomé and Principe covers 1,001 km².
- How many times does Saint Kitts and Nevis fit into São Tomé and Principe?
- About 3.7 times: São Tomé and Principe has 3.72× the area of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- Why do Saint Kitts and Nevis and São Tomé and Principe look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Kitts and Nevis is drawn about 1.1× its true area there and São Tomé and Principe about 1.0×. 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 Kitts and Nevis or São Tomé and Principe?
- São Tomé and Principe: 240,254 people against 46,922. Density: Saint Kitts and Nevis 174 per km², São Tomé and Principe 240 per km².