Benin vs Cambodia
Cambodia is 58% larger than Benin. Benin would fit into Cambodia about 1.6 times.
BeninCambodiaBenin moved onto Cambodia · Equal-area projection
0.63×
Benin is 0.63× the area of Cambodia. Put the other way, Cambodia is 1.58× the size of Benin.
| Benin | Cambodia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 114,763 km² | 181,035 km² |
| Population | 14,814,460 | 17,847,982 |
| Density | 129 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Porto-Novo | Phnom Penh |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; 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 Benin bigger than Cambodia?
- No. Benin is 37% smaller than Cambodia. Benin covers 114,763 km² and Cambodia covers 181,035 km².
- How many times does Benin fit into Cambodia?
- About 1.6 times: Cambodia has 1.58× the area of Benin.
- Why do Benin and Cambodia 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 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, Benin or Cambodia?
- Cambodia: 17,847,982 people against 14,814,460. Density: Benin 129 per km², Cambodia 99 per km².