Botswana vs Tunisia
Botswana is 3.56 times larger than Tunisia. Tunisia would fit into Botswana about 3.6 times.
BotswanaTunisiaBotswana moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
3.56×
Botswana is 3.56× the area of Tunisia.
| Botswana | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | Tunis |
| Region | Southern Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Yes. Botswana is 3.56 times larger than Tunisia. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Tunisia fit into Botswana?
- About 3.6 times: Botswana has 3.56× the area of Tunisia.
- Why do Botswana and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 2,562,122. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².