San Marino vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 200 times larger than San Marino. San Marino would fit into Vanuatu about 200 times.
San MarinoVanuatuSan Marino moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
0.01×
San Marino is 0.01× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 200× the size of San Marino.
| San Marino | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 61 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 34,109 | 335,169 |
| Density | 559 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | San Marino | Port-Vila |
| Region | Southern Europe | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. San Marino sits at about 44°N and is stretched to 1.93× its true area; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. That difference is why San Marino looks so much bigger than it is next to Vanuatu. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is San Marino bigger than Vanuatu?
- No. San Marino is 200 times smaller than Vanuatu. San Marino covers 61 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does San Marino fit into Vanuatu?
- About 200 times: Vanuatu has 200× the area of San Marino.
- Why do San Marino and Vanuatu look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. San Marino is drawn about 1.93× its true area there and Vanuatu about 1.08×. That is why San Marino looks so much bigger than it really is next to Vanuatu. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, San Marino or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 34,109. Density: San Marino 559 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².