Azerbaijan vs Libya
Libya is 20.3 times larger than Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan would fit into Libya about 20 times.
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Azerbaijan is 0.05× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 20.3× the size of Azerbaijan.
| Azerbaijan | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 86,600 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 10,246,996 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 118 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Baku | Tripoli |
| Region | Western Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 6 |
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; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- No. Azerbaijan is 20.3 times smaller than Libya. Azerbaijan covers 86,600 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Azerbaijan fit into Libya?
- About 20 times: Libya has 20.3× the area of Azerbaijan.
- Why do Azerbaijan and Libya 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 Libya about 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Azerbaijan: 10,246,996 people against 7,458,555. Density: Azerbaijan 118 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².