San Marino ↗
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Total surface area61 km²ed. 2024
Population34,1092025
Land area60 km²2023
TypeCountry
Area source: UN Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 3
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Which is bigger: San Marino or Tuvalu?
San Marino is larger: 61 km² versus 30 km² for Tuvalu, about 2.0 times the area.
Both areas at the same scale: San Marino and Tuvalu. Drag the outlines, separate them and see what the Mercator map hides.
True-size comparison
Same scale. Real difference.
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Tuvalu ↗
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Total surface area30 km²2023
Population9,4922025
Land area30 km²2023
TypeCountry
Area source: World Bank / FAO: surface area
Why do San Marino and Tuvalu look different on a Mercator map than in reality?
The Mercator projection preserves angles, which makes it useful for navigation, but it enlarges areas more and more the farther they lie from the equator. At 60° latitude, areas already appear four times larger than at the equator. A same-scale comparison like the one on this page greatly reduces that distortion.