Angola vs Senegal
Angola is 6.34 times larger than Senegal. Senegal would fit into Angola about 6.3 times.
AngolaSenegalAngola moved onto Senegal · Equal-area projection
6.34×
Angola is 6.34× the area of Senegal.
| Angola | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Dakar |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western 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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Yes. Angola is 6.34 times larger than Senegal. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Senegal fit into Angola?
- About 6.3 times: Angola has 6.34× the area of Senegal.
- Why do Angola and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Angola: 39,040,039 people against 18,931,966. Density: Angola 31 per km², Senegal 96 per km².