Egypt vs Malta
Egypt is 3,197 times larger than Malta. Malta would fit into Egypt about 3197 times.
EgyptMaltaEgypt moved onto Malta · Equal-area projection
3,197×
Egypt is 3,197× the area of Malta.
| Egypt | Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 316 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 579,704 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 1,835 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Valletta |
| Region | Northern Africa | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
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; Malta at 36° N is stretched to 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Yes. Egypt is 3,197 times larger than Malta. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Malta covers 316 km².
- How many times does Malta fit into Egypt?
- About 3197 times: Egypt has 3,197× the area of Malta.
- Why do Egypt and Malta 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 Malta about 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 579,704. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Malta 1,835 per km².