Australia vs Namibia
Australia is 9.32 times larger than Namibia. Namibia would fit into Australia about 9.3 times.
AustraliaNamibiaAustralia moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
9.32×
Australia is 9.32× the area of Namibia.
| Australia | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 7,692,024 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 27,614,411 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 3.6 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Canberra | Windhoek |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Yes. Australia is 9.32 times larger than Namibia. Australia covers 7,692,024 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Namibia fit into Australia?
- About 9.3 times: Australia has 9.32× the area of Namibia.
- Why do Australia and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Australia: 27,614,411 people against 3,092,816. Density: Australia 3.6 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².