Comoros vs Palestine
Palestine is 4.04 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into Palestine about 4.0 times.
ComorosPalestineComoros moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.25× the area of Palestine. Put the other way, Palestine is 4.04× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Comoros bigger than Palestine?
- No. Comoros is 4.04 times smaller than Palestine. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Palestine?
- About 4.0 times: Palestine has 4.04× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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, Comoros or Palestine?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Palestine 659 per km².