Egypt vs Faroe Islands
Egypt is 722 times larger than Faroe Islands. Faroe Islands would fit into Egypt about 722 times.
EgyptFaroe IslandsEgypt moved onto Faroe Islands · Equal-area projection
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Egypt is 722× the area of Faroe Islands.
| Egypt | Faroe Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 1,399 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 54,900 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 39 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Torshavn |
| Region | Northern Africa | Northern Europe |
| 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; Faroe Islands at 62° N is stretched to 4.55×. That difference is why Faroe 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 Faroe Islands?
- Yes. Egypt is 722 times larger than Faroe Islands. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Faroe Islands covers 1,399 km².
- How many times does Faroe Islands fit into Egypt?
- About 722 times: Egypt has 722× the area of Faroe Islands.
- Why do Egypt and Faroe 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 Faroe Islands about 4.55×. That is why Faroe 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 Faroe Islands?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 54,900. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Faroe Islands 39 per km².