Egypt vs Namibia
Egypt is 22% larger than Namibia.
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1.22×
Egypt is 1.22× the area of Namibia.
| Egypt | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Windhoek |
| Region | Northern Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 4 |
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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Yes. Egypt is 22% larger than Namibia. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Namibia fit into Egypt?
- About 1.2 times: Egypt has 1.22× the area of Namibia.
- Why do Egypt and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 3,092,816. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².