Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 1,656 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would fit into South Sudan about 1656 times.
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSouth SudanSaint Vincent and the Grenadines moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 0.0× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 1,656× the size of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 389 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 99,924 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Kingstown | Juba |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× its true area; South Sudan at 7° 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 Vincent and the Grenadines bigger than South Sudan?
- No. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 1,656 times smaller than South Sudan. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fit into South Sudan?
- About 1656 times: South Sudan has 1,656× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Why do Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and South Sudan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is drawn about 1.06× its true area there and South Sudan 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 Vincent and the Grenadines or South Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 99,924. Density: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².