Angola vs Western Sahara
Angola is 4.69 times larger than Western Sahara. Western Sahara would fit into Angola about 4.7 times.
AngolaWestern SaharaAngola moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Angola is 4.69× the area of Western Sahara.
| Angola | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 612,000 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | — |
| Region | Middle Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
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; Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara?
- Yes. Angola is 4.69 times larger than Western Sahara. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Western Sahara fit into Angola?
- About 4.7 times: Angola has 4.69× the area of Western Sahara.
- Why do Angola and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara?
- Angola: 39,040,039 people against 612,000. Density: Angola 31 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².