Croatia vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 4.7 times larger than Croatia. Croatia would fit into Western Sahara about 4.7 times.
CroatiaWestern SaharaCroatia moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
0.21×
Croatia is 0.21× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 4.7× the size of Croatia.
| Croatia | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 56,594 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 3,876,200 | 612,000 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Zagreb | — |
| Region | Southern Europe | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Croatia sits at about 45°N and is stretched to 2.01× its true area; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. That difference is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it is next to Western Sahara. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Croatia bigger than Western Sahara?
- No. Croatia is 4.7 times smaller than Western Sahara. Croatia covers 56,594 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Croatia fit into Western Sahara?
- About 4.7 times: Western Sahara has 4.7× the area of Croatia.
- Why do Croatia and Western Sahara look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Croatia is drawn about 2.01× its true area there and Western Sahara about 1.2×. That is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Western Sahara. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Croatia or Western Sahara?
- Croatia: 3,876,200 people against 612,000. Density: Croatia 68 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².