Angola vs Peru
Peru is 3% larger than Angola.
AngolaPeruAngola moved onto Peru · Equal-area projection
0.97×
Angola is 0.97× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 1.03× the size of Angola.
| Angola | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Lima |
| Region | Middle Africa | South America |
| 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; Peru at 9° S is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- No. Angola and Peru are almost exactly the same size. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Angola fit into Peru?
- About 1.0 times: Peru has 1.03× the area of Angola.
- Why do Angola and Peru 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 Peru about 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- Angola: 39,040,039 people against 34,576,665. Density: Angola 31 per km², Peru 27 per km².