Antarctica vs Greenland
Antarctica is 6.46 times larger than Greenland. Greenland would fit into Antarctica about 6.5 times.
AntarcticaGreenlandAntarctica moved onto Greenland · Equal-area projection
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Antarctica is 6.46× the area of Greenland.
| Antarctica | Greenland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 14,000,000 km² | 2,166,086 km² |
| Population | 4,400 | 56,831 |
| Density | 0.00 / km² | 0.03 / km² |
| Capital | — | Nuuk |
| Region | Antarctica | Northern America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antarctica sits at about 85°S and is stretched to 129× its true area; Greenland at 73° N is stretched to 11.8×. That difference is why Antarctica looks so much bigger than it is next to Greenland. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Antarctica bigger than Greenland?
- Yes. Antarctica is 6.46 times larger than Greenland. Antarctica covers 14,000,000 km² and Greenland covers 2,166,086 km².
- How many times does Greenland fit into Antarctica?
- About 6.5 times: Antarctica has 6.46× the area of Greenland.
- Why do Antarctica and Greenland look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antarctica is drawn about 129× its true area there and Greenland about 11.8×. That is why Antarctica looks so much bigger than it really is next to Greenland. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Antarctica or Greenland?
- Greenland: 56,831 people against 4,400. Density: Antarctica 0.00 per km², Greenland 0.03 per km².