Botswana vs Egypt
Egypt is 74% larger than Botswana. Botswana would fit into Egypt about 1.7 times.
BotswanaEgyptBotswana moved onto Egypt · Equal-area projection
0.58×
Botswana is 0.58× the area of Egypt. Put the other way, Egypt is 1.74× the size of Botswana.
| Botswana | Egypt | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 1,010,408 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 118,365,995 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | Cairo |
| Region | Southern Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× its true area; Egypt at 26° N is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Botswana bigger than Egypt?
- No. Botswana is 42% smaller than Egypt. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and Egypt covers 1,010,408 km².
- How many times does Botswana fit into Egypt?
- About 1.7 times: Egypt has 1.74× the area of Botswana.
- Why do Botswana and Egypt look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× its true area there and Egypt about 1.25×. 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, Botswana or Egypt?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 2,562,122. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², Egypt 117 per km².