Australia vs Congo
Australia is 22.5 times larger than Congo. Congo would fit into Australia about 22 times.
AustraliaCongoAustralia moved onto Congo · Equal-area projection
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Australia is 22.5× the area of Congo.
| Australia | Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 7,692,024 km² | 342,000 km² |
| Population | 27,614,411 | 6,484,437 |
| Density | 3.6 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Canberra | Brazzaville |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Congo at 1° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Congo?
- Yes. Australia is 22.5 times larger than Congo. Australia covers 7,692,024 km² and Congo covers 342,000 km².
- How many times does Congo fit into Australia?
- About 22 times: Australia has 22.5× the area of Congo.
- Why do Australia and Congo 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 Congo about 1.0×. 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 Congo?
- Australia: 27,614,411 people against 6,484,437. Density: Australia 3.6 per km², Congo 19 per km².