Senegal vs South Africa
South Africa is 6.21 times larger than Senegal. Senegal would fit into South Africa about 6.2 times.
SenegalSouth AfricaSenegal moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
0.16×
Senegal is 0.16× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 6.21× the size of Senegal.
| Senegal | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 196,722 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 18,931,966 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 96 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Dakar | Pretoria |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Senegal sits at about 14°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Senegal bigger than South Africa?
- No. Senegal is 6.21 times smaller than South Africa. Senegal covers 196,722 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Senegal fit into South Africa?
- About 6.2 times: South Africa has 6.21× the area of Senegal.
- Why do Senegal and South Africa look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Senegal is drawn about 1.07× 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, Senegal or South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 18,931,966. Density: Senegal 96 per km², South Africa 53 per km².