Andorra vs Palestine
Palestine is 17.6 times larger than Andorra. Andorra would fit into Palestine about 18 times.
AndorraPalestineAndorra moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
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Andorra is 0.06× the area of Palestine. Put the other way, Palestine is 17.6× the size of Andorra.
| Andorra | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 468 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 82,904 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 177 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Andorra la Vella | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Southern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Andorra sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.84× its true area; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Andorra bigger than Palestine?
- No. Andorra is 17.6 times smaller than Palestine. Andorra covers 468 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Andorra fit into Palestine?
- About 18 times: Palestine has 17.6× the area of Andorra.
- Why do Andorra and Palestine look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Andorra is drawn about 1.84× its true area there and Palestine about 1.39×. 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, Andorra or Palestine?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 82,904. Density: Andorra 177 per km², Palestine 659 per km².