Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 989 times larger than Saint Kitts and Nevis. Saint Kitts and Nevis would fit into Western Sahara about 989 times.
Saint Kitts and NevisWestern SaharaSaint Kitts and Nevis moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Saint Kitts and Nevis is 0.0× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 989× the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 269 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 46,922 | 612,000 |
| Density | 174 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Basseterre | — |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern 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 Kitts and Nevis sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× its true area; Western Sahara 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 Kitts and Nevis bigger than Western Sahara?
- No. Saint Kitts and Nevis is 989 times smaller than Western Sahara. Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Saint Kitts and Nevis fit into Western Sahara?
- About 989 times: Western Sahara has 989× the area of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- Why do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara 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 Kitts and Nevis or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 46,922. Density: Saint Kitts and Nevis 174 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².