Bolivia vs Central African Republic
Bolivia is 76% larger than Central African Republic. Central African Republic would fit into Bolivia about 1.8 times.
BoliviaCentral African RepublicBolivia moved onto Central African Republic · Equal-area projection
1.76×
Bolivia is 1.76× the area of Central African Republic.
| Bolivia | Central African Republic | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,098,581 km² | 622,984 km² |
| Population | 12,581,843 | 5,513,282 |
| Density | 11 / km² | 8.8 / km² |
| Capital | La Paz | Bangui |
| Region | South America | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 6 |
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; Central African Republic at 7° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Central African Republic?
- Yes. Bolivia is 76% larger than Central African Republic. Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km² and Central African Republic covers 622,984 km².
- How many times does Central African Republic fit into Bolivia?
- About 1.8 times: Bolivia has 1.76× the area of Central African Republic.
- Why do Bolivia and Central African Republic 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 Central African Republic about 1.01×. 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 Central African Republic?
- Bolivia: 12,581,843 people against 5,513,282. Density: Bolivia 11 per km², Central African Republic 8.8 per km².