Azerbaijan vs Nepal
Nepal is 70% larger than Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan would fit into Nepal about 1.7 times.
AzerbaijanNepalAzerbaijan moved onto Nepal · Equal-area projection
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Azerbaijan is 0.59× the area of Nepal. Put the other way, Nepal is 1.7× the size of Azerbaijan.
| Azerbaijan | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 86,600 km² | 147,181 km² |
| Population | 10,246,996 | 29,618,118 |
| Density | 118 / km² | 201 / km² |
| Capital | Baku | Kathmandu |
| Region | Western Asia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
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; Nepal at 28° N is stretched to 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- No. Azerbaijan is 41% smaller than Nepal. Azerbaijan covers 86,600 km² and Nepal covers 147,181 km².
- How many times does Azerbaijan fit into Nepal?
- About 1.7 times: Nepal has 1.7× the area of Azerbaijan.
- Why do Azerbaijan and Nepal 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 Nepal about 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Nepal: 29,618,118 people against 10,246,996. Density: Azerbaijan 118 per km², Nepal 201 per km².