Bolivia vs Botswana
Bolivia is 89% larger than Botswana. Botswana would fit into Bolivia about 1.9 times.
BoliviaBotswanaBolivia moved onto Botswana · Equal-area projection
1.89×
Bolivia is 1.89× the area of Botswana.
| Bolivia | Botswana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,098,581 km² | 581,737 km² |
| Population | 12,581,843 | 2,562,122 |
| Density | 11 / km² | 4.4 / km² |
| Capital | La Paz | Gaborone |
| Region | South America | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bolivia sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Bolivia bigger than Botswana?
- Yes. Bolivia is 89% larger than Botswana. Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km² and Botswana covers 581,737 km².
- How many times does Botswana fit into Bolivia?
- About 1.9 times: Bolivia has 1.89× the area of Botswana.
- Why do Bolivia and Botswana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bolivia is drawn about 1.09× 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, Bolivia or Botswana?
- Bolivia: 12,581,843 people against 2,562,122. Density: Bolivia 11 per km², Botswana 4.4 per km².