Bolivia vs Western Sahara
Bolivia is 4.13 times larger than Western Sahara. Western Sahara would fit into Bolivia about 4.1 times.
BoliviaWestern SaharaBolivia moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
4.13×
Bolivia is 4.13× the area of Western Sahara.
| Bolivia | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,098,581 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 12,581,843 | 612,000 |
| Density | 11 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | La Paz | — |
| Region | South America | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| 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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Yes. Bolivia is 4.13 times larger than Western Sahara. Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Western Sahara fit into Bolivia?
- About 4.1 times: Bolivia has 4.13× the area of Western Sahara.
- Why do Bolivia and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Bolivia: 12,581,843 people against 612,000. Density: Bolivia 11 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².