Comoros vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 131 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into Western Sahara about 131 times.
ComorosWestern SaharaComoros moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.01× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 131× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 612,000 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | — |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Africa |
| 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; 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 Comoros bigger than Western Sahara?
- No. Comoros is 131 times smaller than Western Sahara. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Western Sahara?
- About 131 times: Western Sahara has 131× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Western Sahara 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 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, Comoros or Western Sahara?
- Comoros: 882,847 people against 612,000. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².