Egypt vs Equatorial Guinea
Egypt is 36 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Egypt about 36 times.
EgyptEquatorial GuineaEgypt moved onto Equatorial Guinea · Equal-area projection
36×
Egypt is 36× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
| Egypt | Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 28,051 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 1,938,431 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 69 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Malabo |
| Region | Northern Africa | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× its true area; Equatorial Guinea at 2° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Egypt bigger than Equatorial Guinea?
- Yes. Egypt is 36 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Egypt?
- About 36 times: Egypt has 36× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Egypt and Equatorial Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× its true area there and Equatorial Guinea about 1.0×. 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, Egypt or Equatorial Guinea?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 1,938,431. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Equatorial Guinea 69 per km².