Angola vs Congo
Angola is 3.65 times larger than Congo. Congo would fit into Angola about 3.6 times.
AngolaCongoAngola moved onto Congo · Equal-area projection
3.65×
Angola is 3.65× the area of Congo.
| Angola | Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 342,000 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 6,484,437 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Brazzaville |
| Region | Middle Africa | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 5 |
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; Congo at 1° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Congo?
- Yes. Angola is 3.65 times larger than Congo. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and Congo covers 342,000 km².
- How many times does Congo fit into Angola?
- About 3.6 times: Angola has 3.65× the area of Congo.
- Why do Angola and Congo 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 Congo about 1.0×. 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 Congo?
- Angola: 39,040,039 people against 6,484,437. Density: Angola 31 per km², Congo 19 per km².