Comoros vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 80.4 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into Tunisia about 80 times.
ComorosTunisiaComoros moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.01× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 80.4× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Tunis |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; 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 Comoros bigger than Tunisia?
- No. Comoros is 80.4 times smaller than Tunisia. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Tunisia?
- About 80 times: Tunisia has 80.4× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Tunisia 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 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, Comoros or Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².