Argentina vs Botswana
Argentina is 4.78 times larger than Botswana. Botswana would fit into Argentina about 4.8 times.
ArgentinaBotswanaArgentina moved onto Botswana · Equal-area projection
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Argentina is 4.78× the area of Botswana.
| Argentina | Botswana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,780,400 km² | 581,737 km² |
| Population | 45,851,378 | 2,562,122 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 4.4 / km² |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | Gaborone |
| Region | South America | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Argentina sits at about 35°S and is stretched to 1.48× its true area; Botswana at 22° S is stretched to 1.17×. 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 Argentina bigger than Botswana?
- Yes. Argentina is 4.78 times larger than Botswana. Argentina covers 2,780,400 km² and Botswana covers 581,737 km².
- How many times does Botswana fit into Argentina?
- About 4.8 times: Argentina has 4.78× the area of Botswana.
- Why do Argentina and Botswana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Argentina is drawn about 1.48× its true area there and Botswana about 1.17×. 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, Argentina or Botswana?
- Argentina: 45,851,378 people against 2,562,122. Density: Argentina 16 per km², Botswana 4.4 per km².