Cambodia vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 47% larger than Cambodia.
CambodiaWestern SaharaCambodia moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Cambodia is 0.68× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 1.47× the size of Cambodia.
| Cambodia | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181,035 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 17,847,982 | 612,000 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Phnom Penh | — |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; 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 Cambodia bigger than Western Sahara?
- No. Cambodia is 32% smaller than Western Sahara. Cambodia covers 181,035 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Cambodia fit into Western Sahara?
- About 1.5 times: Western Sahara has 1.47× the area of Cambodia.
- Why do Cambodia and Western Sahara 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 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, Cambodia or Western Sahara?
- Cambodia: 17,847,982 people against 612,000. Density: Cambodia 99 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².