Azerbaijan vs Egypt
Egypt is 11.7 times larger than Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan would fit into Egypt about 12 times.
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Azerbaijan is 0.09× the area of Egypt. Put the other way, Egypt is 11.7× the size of Azerbaijan.
| Azerbaijan | Egypt | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 86,600 km² | 1,010,408 km² |
| Population | 10,246,996 | 118,365,995 |
| Density | 118 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Baku | Cairo |
| Region | Western Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
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; Egypt at 26° N is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Azerbaijan bigger than Egypt?
- No. Azerbaijan is 11.7 times smaller than Egypt. Azerbaijan covers 86,600 km² and Egypt covers 1,010,408 km².
- How many times does Azerbaijan fit into Egypt?
- About 12 times: Egypt has 11.7× the area of Azerbaijan.
- Why do Azerbaijan and Egypt 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 Egypt about 1.25×. 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, Azerbaijan or Egypt?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 10,246,996. Density: Azerbaijan 118 per km², Egypt 117 per km².