Chad vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 75% larger than Chad. Chad would fit into Saudi Arabia about 1.8 times.
ChadSaudi ArabiaChad moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
0.57×
Chad is 0.57× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 1.75× the size of Chad.
| Chad | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Riyadh |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia 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 Chad bigger than Saudi Arabia?
- No. Chad is 43% smaller than Saudi Arabia. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Chad fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 1.8 times: Saudi Arabia has 1.75× the area of Chad.
- Why do Chad and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia 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, Chad or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 21,003,705. Density: Chad 16 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².