Comoros vs Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is 1,340 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into Kazakhstan about 1340 times.
ComorosKazakhstanComoros moved onto Kazakhstan · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.0× the area of Kazakhstan. Put the other way, Kazakhstan is 1,340× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 2,724,900 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 20,843,754 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 7.6 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Astana |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× its true area; Kazakhstan at 48° N is stretched to 2.27×. That difference is why Kazakhstan looks so much bigger than it is next to Comoros. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Comoros bigger than Kazakhstan?
- No. Comoros is 1,340 times smaller than Kazakhstan. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Kazakhstan covers 2,724,900 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Kazakhstan?
- About 1340 times: Kazakhstan has 1,340× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Kazakhstan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× its true area there and Kazakhstan about 2.27×. That is why Kazakhstan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Comoros. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Comoros or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan: 20,843,754 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Kazakhstan 7.6 per km².