Angola vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 80% larger than Angola. Angola would fit into Saudi Arabia about 1.8 times.
AngolaSaudi ArabiaAngola moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
0.55×
Angola is 0.55× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 1.8× the size of Angola.
| Angola | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Riyadh |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Angola is 45% smaller than Saudi Arabia. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Angola fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 1.8 times: Saudi Arabia has 1.8× the area of Angola.
- Why do Angola and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Angola: 39,040,039 people against 36,973,555. Density: Angola 31 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².