Antarctica vs Yemen
Antarctica is 30.7 times larger than Yemen. Yemen would fit into Antarctica about 31 times.
AntarcticaYemenAntarctica moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
30.7×
Antarctica is 30.7× the area of Yemen.
| Antarctica | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 14,000,000 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 4,400 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 0.00 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | — | Sana'a |
| Region | Antarctica | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. That difference is why Antarctica looks so much bigger than it is next to Yemen. 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 Yemen?
- Yes. Antarctica is 30.7 times larger than Yemen. Antarctica covers 14,000,000 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Yemen fit into Antarctica?
- About 31 times: Antarctica has 30.7× the area of Yemen.
- Why do Antarctica and Yemen 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 Yemen about 1.08×. That is why Antarctica looks so much bigger than it really is next to Yemen. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Antarctica or Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 4,400. Density: Antarctica 0.00 per km², Yemen 92 per km².