Angola vs Australia
Australia is 6.17 times larger than Angola. Angola would fit into Australia about 6.2 times.
AngolaAustraliaAngola moved onto Australia · Equal-area projection
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Angola is 0.16× the area of Australia. Put the other way, Australia is 6.17× the size of Angola.
| Angola | Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 7,692,024 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 27,614,411 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 3.6 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Canberra |
| Region | Middle Africa | Australia and New Zealand |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Angola sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Australia at 26° S is stretched to 1.23×. 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 Angola bigger than Australia?
- No. Angola is 6.17 times smaller than Australia. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and Australia covers 7,692,024 km².
- How many times does Angola fit into Australia?
- About 6.2 times: Australia has 6.17× the area of Angola.
- Why do Angola and Australia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Angola is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Australia about 1.23×. 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, Angola or Australia?
- Angola: 39,040,039 people against 27,614,411. Density: Angola 31 per km², Australia 3.6 per km².