Chad vs Equatorial Guinea
Chad is 45.8 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Chad about 46 times.
ChadEquatorial GuineaChad moved onto Equatorial Guinea · Equal-area projection
45.8×
Chad is 45.8× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
| Chad | Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 28,051 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 1,938,431 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 69 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Malabo |
| Region | Middle Africa | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
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; Equatorial Guinea at 2° N 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Yes. Chad is 45.8 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Chad?
- About 46 times: Chad has 45.8× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Chad and Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Chad: 21,003,705 people against 1,938,431. Density: Chad 16 per km², Equatorial Guinea 69 per km².