Chad vs DR Congo
DR Congo is 83% larger than Chad. Chad would fit into DR Congo about 1.8 times.
ChadDR CongoChad moved onto DR Congo · Equal-area projection
0.55×
Chad is 0.55× the area of DR Congo. Put the other way, DR Congo is 1.83× the size of Chad.
| Chad | DR Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 2,344,858 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 112,832,473 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 48 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Kinshasa |
| Region | Middle Africa | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 9 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× its true area; DR Congo at 3° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Chad bigger than DR Congo?
- No. Chad is 45% smaller than DR Congo. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and DR Congo covers 2,344,858 km².
- How many times does Chad fit into DR Congo?
- About 1.8 times: DR Congo has 1.83× the area of Chad.
- Why do Chad and DR Congo look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× its true area there and DR Congo about 1.0×. 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, Chad or DR Congo?
- DR Congo: 112,832,473 people against 21,003,705. Density: Chad 16 per km², DR Congo 48 per km².