Egypt vs Laos
Egypt is 4.27 times larger than Laos. Laos would fit into Egypt about 4.3 times.
EgyptLaosEgypt moved onto Laos · Equal-area projection
4.27×
Egypt is 4.27× the area of Laos.
| Egypt | Laos | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 236,800 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 7,873,046 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 33 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Vientiane |
| Region | Northern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Laos at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Laos?
- Yes. Egypt is 4.27 times larger than Laos. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Laos covers 236,800 km².
- How many times does Laos fit into Egypt?
- About 4.3 times: Egypt has 4.27× the area of Laos.
- Why do Egypt and Laos 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 Laos about 1.11×. 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 Laos?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 7,873,046. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Laos 33 per km².