Which is bigger: Sao Tome and Principe or Poland?

Poland is larger (312,679 km²) — about 324.4 times the size of Sao Tome and Principe (964 km²).

Why do Sao Tome and Principe and Poland look different on the map than in reality?

The common Mercator projection enlarges areas the farther they lie from the equator, so the on-map size proportions of Sao Tome and Principe and Poland are distorted compared to their true land area.

02Act II · 1:1 studioChange pair ↙

Sao Tome and Principe×Poland

Put Sao Tome and Principe and Poland on the same scale. Drag, separate, and see what the Mercator map hides.

Reverse order ⇄

True-size comparison

Same scale. Real difference.

Drag the outlines to overlap them, or place them side by side.

Loading comparison...

Sao Tome and Principe ↗

Loading contour...

Total surface area964 km²ed. 2024

Population240,2542025

Land area960 km²2023

TypeCountry

Poland ↗

Loading contour...

Total surface area312,679 km²ed. 2024

Population36,435,8612025

Land area306,270 km²2023

TypeCountry