Algeria vs Tunisia
Algeria is 14.6 times larger than Tunisia. Tunisia would fit into Algeria about 15 times.
AlgeriaTunisiaAlgeria moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
14.6×
Algeria is 14.6× the area of Tunisia.
| Algeria | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,381,741 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 47,435,312 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Algiers | Tunis |
| Region | Northern Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Algeria sits at about 28°N and is stretched to 1.28× its true area; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Algeria bigger than Tunisia?
- Yes. Algeria is 14.6 times larger than Tunisia. Algeria covers 2,381,741 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Tunisia fit into Algeria?
- About 15 times: Algeria has 14.6× the area of Tunisia.
- Why do Algeria and Tunisia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Algeria is drawn about 1.28× its true area there and Tunisia about 1.46×. 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, Algeria or Tunisia?
- Algeria: 47,435,312 people against 12,348,573. Density: Algeria 20 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².