Austria vs Peru
Peru is 15.3 times larger than Austria. Austria would fit into Peru about 15 times.
AustriaPeruAustria moved onto Peru · Equal-area projection
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Austria is 0.07× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 15.3× the size of Austria.
| Austria | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 83,879 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 9,208,163 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Vienna | Lima |
| Region | Western Europe | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 8 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Austria sits at about 48°N and is stretched to 2.2× its true area; Peru at 9° S is stretched to 1.03×. That difference is why Austria looks so much bigger than it is next to Peru. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Austria bigger than Peru?
- No. Austria is 15.3 times smaller than Peru. Austria covers 83,879 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Austria fit into Peru?
- About 15 times: Peru has 15.3× the area of Austria.
- Why do Austria and Peru look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Austria is drawn about 2.2× its true area there and Peru about 1.03×. That is why Austria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Peru. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Austria or Peru?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 9,208,163. Density: Austria 110 per km², Peru 27 per km².