Cambodia vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 2.25 times larger than Cambodia. Cambodia would fit into Paraguay about 2.2 times.
CambodiaParaguayCambodia moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
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Cambodia is 0.45× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 2.25× the size of Cambodia.
| Cambodia | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181,035 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 17,847,982 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Phnom Penh | Asuncion |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- No. Cambodia is 2.25 times smaller than Paraguay. Cambodia covers 181,035 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Cambodia fit into Paraguay?
- About 2.2 times: Paraguay has 2.25× the area of Cambodia.
- Why do Cambodia and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Cambodia: 17,847,982 people against 7,013,078. Density: Cambodia 99 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².