Benin vs Botswana
Botswana is 5.07 times larger than Benin. Benin would fit into Botswana about 5.1 times.
BeninBotswanaBenin moved onto Botswana · Equal-area projection
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Benin is 0.2× the area of Botswana. Put the other way, Botswana is 5.07× the size of Benin.
| Benin | Botswana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 114,763 km² | 581,737 km² |
| Population | 14,814,460 | 2,562,122 |
| Density | 129 / km² | 4.4 / km² |
| Capital | Porto-Novo | Gaborone |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Benin sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× its true area; Botswana at 22° S is stretched to 1.17×. 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 Benin bigger than Botswana?
- No. Benin is 5.07 times smaller than Botswana. Benin covers 114,763 km² and Botswana covers 581,737 km².
- How many times does Benin fit into Botswana?
- About 5.1 times: Botswana has 5.07× the area of Benin.
- Why do Benin and Botswana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Benin is drawn about 1.03× its true area there and Botswana about 1.17×. 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, Benin or Botswana?
- Benin: 14,814,460 people against 2,562,122. Density: Benin 129 per km², Botswana 4.4 per km².