China vs Tunisia
China is 58.7 times larger than Tunisia. Tunisia would fit into China about 59 times.
ChinaTunisiaChina moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
58.7×
China is 58.7× the area of Tunisia.
| China | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,596,961 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 1,406,585,000 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Beijing | Tunis |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 17 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. China sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.56× its true area; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 China bigger than Tunisia?
- Yes. China is 58.7 times larger than Tunisia. China covers 9,596,961 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Tunisia fit into China?
- About 59 times: China has 58.7× the area of Tunisia.
- Why do China and Tunisia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. China is drawn about 1.56× its true area there and Tunisia about 1.46×. 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, China or Tunisia?
- China: 1,406,585,000 people against 12,348,573. Density: China 147 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².