Saint Kitts and Nevis vs South Africa
South Africa is 4,539 times larger than Saint Kitts and Nevis. Saint Kitts and Nevis would fit into South Africa about 4539 times.
Saint Kitts and NevisSouth AfricaSaint Kitts and Nevis moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Saint Kitts and Nevis is 0.0× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 4,539× the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 269 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 46,922 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 174 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Basseterre | 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 Kitts and Nevis sits at about 17°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 Kitts and Nevis bigger than South Africa?
- No. Saint Kitts and Nevis is 4,539 times smaller than South Africa. Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Saint Kitts and Nevis fit into South Africa?
- About 4539 times: South Africa has 4,539× the area of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- Why do Saint Kitts and Nevis and South Africa 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 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 Kitts and Nevis or South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 46,922. Density: Saint Kitts and Nevis 174 per km², South Africa 53 per km².