Egypt vs Falkland Islands
Egypt is 82.8 times larger than Falkland Islands. Falkland Islands would fit into Egypt about 83 times.
EgyptFalkland IslandsEgypt moved onto Falkland Islands · Equal-area projection
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Egypt is 82.8× the area of Falkland Islands.
| Egypt | Falkland Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 12,200 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 4,550 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 0.37 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Stanley |
| Region | Northern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
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; Falkland Islands at 52° S is stretched to 2.61×. That difference is why Falkland Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Egypt. 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 Falkland Islands?
- Yes. Egypt is 82.8 times larger than Falkland Islands. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Falkland Islands covers 12,200 km².
- How many times does Falkland Islands fit into Egypt?
- About 83 times: Egypt has 82.8× the area of Falkland Islands.
- Why do Egypt and Falkland Islands 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 Falkland Islands about 2.61×. That is why Falkland Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Egypt. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Egypt or Falkland Islands?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 4,550. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Falkland Islands 0.37 per km².