Congo vs Eswatini
Congo is 19.7 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Congo about 20 times.
CongoEswatiniCongo moved onto Eswatini · Equal-area projection
19.7×
Congo is 19.7× the area of Eswatini.
| Congo | Eswatini | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 342,000 km² | 17,364 km² |
| Population | 6,484,437 | 1,256,174 |
| Density | 19 / km² | 72 / km² |
| Capital | Brazzaville | Mbabane |
| Region | Middle Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Congo sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Eswatini at 27° S is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Congo bigger than Eswatini?
- Yes. Congo is 19.7 times larger than Eswatini. Congo covers 342,000 km² and Eswatini covers 17,364 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Congo?
- About 20 times: Congo has 19.7× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Congo and Eswatini look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Congo is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Eswatini about 1.25×. 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, Congo or Eswatini?
- Congo: 6,484,437 people against 1,256,174. Density: Congo 19 per km², Eswatini 72 per km².