Argentina vs Saudi Arabia
Argentina is 24% larger than Saudi Arabia.
ArgentinaSaudi ArabiaArgentina moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
1.24×
Argentina is 1.24× the area of Saudi Arabia.
| Argentina | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,780,400 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 45,851,378 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | Riyadh |
| Region | South America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia 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 Argentina bigger than Saudi Arabia?
- Yes. Argentina is 24% larger than Saudi Arabia. Argentina covers 2,780,400 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Saudi Arabia fit into Argentina?
- About 1.2 times: Argentina has 1.24× the area of Saudi Arabia.
- Why do Argentina and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia 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, Argentina or Saudi Arabia?
- Argentina: 45,851,378 people against 36,973,555. Density: Argentina 16 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².