Chad vs Western Sahara
Chad is 4.83 times larger than Western Sahara. Western Sahara would fit into Chad about 4.8 times.
ChadWestern SaharaChad moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Chad is 4.83× the area of Western Sahara.
| Chad | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 612,000 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | — |
| Region | Middle Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
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; 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 Chad bigger than Western Sahara?
- Yes. Chad is 4.83 times larger than Western Sahara. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Western Sahara fit into Chad?
- About 4.8 times: Chad has 4.83× the area of Western Sahara.
- Why do Chad and Western Sahara 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 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, Chad or Western Sahara?
- Chad: 21,003,705 people against 612,000. Density: Chad 16 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².