Azerbaijan vs Botswana
Botswana is 6.72 times larger than Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan would fit into Botswana about 6.7 times.
AzerbaijanBotswanaAzerbaijan moved onto Botswana · Equal-area projection
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Azerbaijan is 0.15× the area of Botswana. Put the other way, Botswana is 6.72× the size of Azerbaijan.
| Azerbaijan | Botswana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 86,600 km² | 581,737 km² |
| Population | 10,246,996 | 2,562,122 |
| Density | 118 / km² | 4.4 / km² |
| Capital | Baku | Gaborone |
| Region | Western Asia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Azerbaijan sits at about 40°N and is stretched to 1.72× its true area; Botswana at 22° S is stretched to 1.17×. That difference is why Azerbaijan looks so much bigger than it is next to Botswana. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Azerbaijan bigger than Botswana?
- No. Azerbaijan is 6.72 times smaller than Botswana. Azerbaijan covers 86,600 km² and Botswana covers 581,737 km².
- How many times does Azerbaijan fit into Botswana?
- About 6.7 times: Botswana has 6.72× the area of Azerbaijan.
- Why do Azerbaijan and Botswana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Azerbaijan is drawn about 1.72× its true area there and Botswana about 1.17×. That is why Azerbaijan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Botswana. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Azerbaijan or Botswana?
- Azerbaijan: 10,246,996 people against 2,562,122. Density: Azerbaijan 118 per km², Botswana 4.4 per km².