Chad vs Egypt
Chad is 27% larger than Egypt.
ChadEgyptChad moved onto Egypt · Equal-area projection
1.27×
Chad is 1.27× the area of Egypt.
| Chad | Egypt | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 1,010,408 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 118,365,995 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Cairo |
| Region | Middle Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
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; Egypt at 26° N is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- Yes. Chad is 27% larger than Egypt. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Egypt covers 1,010,408 km².
- How many times does Egypt fit into Chad?
- About 1.3 times: Chad has 1.27× the area of Egypt.
- Why do Chad and Egypt 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 Egypt about 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 21,003,705. Density: Chad 16 per km², Egypt 117 per km².