Angola vs DR Congo
DR Congo is 88% larger than Angola. Angola would fit into DR Congo about 1.9 times.
AngolaDR CongoAngola moved onto DR Congo · Equal-area projection
0.53×
Angola is 0.53× the area of DR Congo. Put the other way, DR Congo is 1.88× the size of Angola.
| Angola | DR Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 2,344,858 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 112,832,473 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 48 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Kinshasa |
| Region | Middle Africa | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 9 |
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; DR Congo at 3° 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 DR Congo?
- No. Angola is 47% smaller than DR Congo. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and DR Congo covers 2,344,858 km².
- How many times does Angola fit into DR Congo?
- About 1.9 times: DR Congo has 1.88× the area of Angola.
- Why do Angola and DR 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 DR 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 DR Congo?
- DR Congo: 112,832,473 people against 39,040,039. Density: Angola 31 per km², DR Congo 48 per km².