Egypt vs Israel
Egypt is 48.6 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Egypt about 49 times.
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Egypt is 48.6× the area of Israel.
| Egypt | Israel | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 20,770 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 10,122,800 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 487 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Jerusalem |
| Region | Northern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 5 |
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; Israel at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Yes. Egypt is 48.6 times larger than Israel. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Israel covers 20,770 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Egypt?
- About 49 times: Egypt has 48.6× the area of Israel.
- Why do Egypt and Israel 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 Israel about 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 10,122,800. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Israel 487 per km².