Azerbaijan vs Greece
Greece is 52% larger than Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan would fit into Greece about 1.5 times.
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0.66×
Azerbaijan is 0.66× the area of Greece. Put the other way, Greece is 1.52× the size of Azerbaijan.
| Azerbaijan | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 86,600 km² | 131,957 km² |
| Population | 10,246,996 | 10,413,962 |
| Density | 118 / km² | 79 / km² |
| Capital | Baku | Athens |
| Region | Western Asia | Southern Europe |
| 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; Greece at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. 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 Greece?
- No. Azerbaijan is 34% smaller than Greece. Azerbaijan covers 86,600 km² and Greece covers 131,957 km².
- How many times does Azerbaijan fit into Greece?
- About 1.5 times: Greece has 1.52× the area of Azerbaijan.
- Why do Azerbaijan and Greece 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 Greece about 1.66×. 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 Greece?
- Greece: 10,413,962 people against 10,246,996. Density: Azerbaijan 118 per km², Greece 79 per km².