Egypt vs Libya
Libya is 74% larger than Egypt. Egypt would fit into Libya about 1.7 times.
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Egypt is 0.57× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 1.74× the size of Egypt.
| Egypt | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Tripoli |
| Region | Northern Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 6 |
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; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- No. Egypt is 43% smaller than Libya. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Egypt fit into Libya?
- About 1.7 times: Libya has 1.74× the area of Egypt.
- Why do Egypt and Libya 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 Libya about 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 7,458,555. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².