Belize vs Cambodia
Cambodia is 7.88 times larger than Belize. Belize would fit into Cambodia about 7.9 times.
BelizeCambodiaBelize moved onto Cambodia · Equal-area projection
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Belize is 0.13× the area of Cambodia. Put the other way, Cambodia is 7.88× the size of Belize.
| Belize | Cambodia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 22,966 km² | 181,035 km² |
| Population | 422,924 | 17,847,982 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Belmopan | Phnom Penh |
| Region | Central America | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Belize sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× its true area; Cambodia at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Belize bigger than Cambodia?
- No. Belize is 7.88 times smaller than Cambodia. Belize covers 22,966 km² and Cambodia covers 181,035 km².
- How many times does Belize fit into Cambodia?
- About 7.9 times: Cambodia has 7.88× the area of Belize.
- Why do Belize and Cambodia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Belize is drawn about 1.1× its true area there and Cambodia about 1.05×. 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, Belize or Cambodia?
- Cambodia: 17,847,982 people against 422,924. Density: Belize 18 per km², Cambodia 99 per km².