Antigua and Barbuda vs Egypt
Egypt is 2,296 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Egypt about 2296 times.
Antigua and BarbudaEgyptAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Egypt · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.0× the area of Egypt. Put the other way, Egypt is 2,296× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Egypt | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 1,010,408 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 118,365,995 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Cairo |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× its true area; Egypt at 26° N is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Egypt?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 2,296 times smaller than Egypt. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Egypt covers 1,010,408 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Egypt?
- About 2296 times: Egypt has 2,296× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Egypt look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× its true area there and Egypt about 1.25×. 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, Antigua and Barbuda or Egypt?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Egypt 117 per km².