Argentina vs Western Sahara
Argentina is 10.5 times larger than Western Sahara. Western Sahara would fit into Argentina about 10 times.
ArgentinaWestern SaharaArgentina moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Argentina is 10.5× the area of Western Sahara.
| Argentina | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,780,400 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 45,851,378 | 612,000 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | — |
| Region | South America | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara?
- Yes. Argentina is 10.5 times larger than Western Sahara. Argentina covers 2,780,400 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Western Sahara fit into Argentina?
- About 10 times: Argentina has 10.5× the area of Western Sahara.
- Why do Argentina and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara?
- Argentina: 45,851,378 people against 612,000. Density: Argentina 16 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².