Egypt vs India
India is 3.25 times larger than Egypt. Egypt would fit into India about 3.3 times.
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Egypt is 0.31× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 3.25× the size of Egypt.
| Egypt | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | New Delhi |
| Region | Northern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 7 |
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; India at 23° N is stretched to 1.18×. 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 India?
- No. Egypt is 3.25 times smaller than India. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does Egypt fit into India?
- About 3.3 times: India has 3.25× the area of Egypt.
- Why do Egypt and India 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 India about 1.18×. 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 India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 118,365,995. Density: Egypt 117 per km², India 445 per km².