Australia vs Bolivia
Australia is 7.0 times larger than Bolivia. Bolivia would fit into Australia about 7.0 times.
AustraliaBoliviaAustralia moved onto Bolivia · Equal-area projection
7.0×
Australia is 7.0× the area of Bolivia.
| Australia | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 7,692,024 km² | 1,098,581 km² |
| Population | 27,614,411 | 12,581,843 |
| Density | 3.6 / km² | 11 / km² |
| Capital | Canberra | La Paz |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Australia sits at about 26°S and is stretched to 1.23× its true area; Bolivia at 17° S is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Australia bigger than Bolivia?
- Yes. Australia is 7.0 times larger than Bolivia. Australia covers 7,692,024 km² and Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km².
- How many times does Bolivia fit into Australia?
- About 7.0 times: Australia has 7.0× the area of Bolivia.
- Why do Australia and Bolivia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Australia is drawn about 1.23× its true area there and Bolivia about 1.09×. 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, Australia or Bolivia?
- Australia: 27,614,411 people against 12,581,843. Density: Australia 3.6 per km², Bolivia 11 per km².