Azerbaijan vs Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan is 2.31 times larger than Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan would fit into Kyrgyzstan about 2.3 times.
AzerbaijanKyrgyzstanAzerbaijan moved onto Kyrgyzstan · Equal-area projection
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Azerbaijan is 0.43× the area of Kyrgyzstan. Put the other way, Kyrgyzstan is 2.31× the size of Azerbaijan.
| Azerbaijan | Kyrgyzstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 86,600 km² | 199,951 km² |
| Population | 10,246,996 | 7,343,064 |
| Density | 118 / km² | 37 / km² |
| Capital | Baku | Bishkek |
| Region | Western Asia | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| 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; Kyrgyzstan at 41° N is stretched to 1.78×. 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- No. Azerbaijan is 2.31 times smaller than Kyrgyzstan. Azerbaijan covers 86,600 km² and Kyrgyzstan covers 199,951 km².
- How many times does Azerbaijan fit into Kyrgyzstan?
- About 2.3 times: Kyrgyzstan has 2.31× the area of Azerbaijan.
- Why do Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan about 1.78×. 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- Azerbaijan: 10,246,996 people against 7,343,064. Density: Azerbaijan 118 per km², Kyrgyzstan 37 per km².