Cambodia vs French Polynesia
Cambodia is 43.4 times larger than French Polynesia. French Polynesia would fit into Cambodia about 43 times.
CambodiaFrench PolynesiaCambodia moved onto French Polynesia · Equal-area projection
43.4×
Cambodia is 43.4× the area of French Polynesia.
| Cambodia | French Polynesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181,035 km² | 4,167 km² |
| Population | 17,847,982 | 282,465 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 68 / km² |
| Capital | Phnom Penh | Papeete |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cambodia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; French Polynesia at 15° S is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Cambodia bigger than French Polynesia?
- Yes. Cambodia is 43.4 times larger than French Polynesia. Cambodia covers 181,035 km² and French Polynesia covers 4,167 km².
- How many times does French Polynesia fit into Cambodia?
- About 43 times: Cambodia has 43.4× the area of French Polynesia.
- Why do Cambodia and French Polynesia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cambodia is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and French Polynesia about 1.07×. 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, Cambodia or French Polynesia?
- Cambodia: 17,847,982 people against 282,465. Density: Cambodia 99 per km², French Polynesia 68 per km².