Egypt vs Mali
Mali is 23% larger than Egypt.
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Egypt is 0.81× the area of Mali. Put the other way, Mali is 1.23× the size of Egypt.
| Egypt | Mali | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 1,240,192 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 25,198,821 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Bamako |
| Region | Northern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Mali at 17° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- No. Egypt is 19% smaller than Mali. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Mali covers 1,240,192 km².
- How many times does Egypt fit into Mali?
- About 1.2 times: Mali has 1.23× the area of Egypt.
- Why do Egypt and Mali 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 Mali about 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 25,198,821. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Mali 20 per km².