Australia vs Botswana
Australia is 13.2 times larger than Botswana. Botswana would fit into Australia about 13 times.
AustraliaBotswanaAustralia moved onto Botswana · Equal-area projection
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Australia is 13.2× the area of Botswana.
| Australia | Botswana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 7,692,024 km² | 581,737 km² |
| Population | 27,614,411 | 2,562,122 |
| Density | 3.6 / km² | 4.4 / km² |
| Capital | Canberra | Gaborone |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; 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 Australia bigger than Botswana?
- Yes. Australia is 13.2 times larger than Botswana. Australia covers 7,692,024 km² and Botswana covers 581,737 km².
- How many times does Botswana fit into Australia?
- About 13 times: Australia has 13.2× the area of Botswana.
- Why do Australia and Botswana 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 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, Australia or Botswana?
- Australia: 27,614,411 people against 2,562,122. Density: Australia 3.6 per km², Botswana 4.4 per km².