Saint Martin vs South Africa
South Africa is 23,038 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into South Africa about 23038 times.
Saint MartinSouth AfricaSaint Martin moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Saint Martin is 0.0× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 23,038× the size of Saint Martin.
| Saint Martin | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 53 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 24,941 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 471 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Marigot | Pretoria |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Saint Martin sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Martin bigger than South Africa?
- No. Saint Martin is 23,038 times smaller than South Africa. Saint Martin covers 53 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Saint Martin fit into South Africa?
- About 23038 times: South Africa has 23,038× the area of Saint Martin.
- Why do Saint Martin and South Africa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Martin is drawn about 1.11× 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 Martin or South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 24,941. Density: Saint Martin 471 per km², South Africa 53 per km².