Egypt vs Nepal
Egypt is 6.87 times larger than Nepal. Nepal would fit into Egypt about 6.9 times.
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Egypt is 6.87× the area of Nepal.
| Egypt | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 147,181 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 29,618,118 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 201 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Kathmandu |
| Region | Northern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 2 |
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; Nepal at 28° N is stretched to 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Yes. Egypt is 6.87 times larger than Nepal. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Nepal covers 147,181 km².
- How many times does Nepal fit into Egypt?
- About 6.9 times: Egypt has 6.87× the area of Nepal.
- Why do Egypt and Nepal 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 Nepal about 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 29,618,118. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Nepal 201 per km².