Egypt vs Oman
Egypt is 3.26 times larger than Oman. Oman would fit into Egypt about 3.3 times.
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3.26×
Egypt is 3.26× the area of Oman.
| Egypt | Oman | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 309,500 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 5,494,691 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 18 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Muscat |
| Region | Northern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
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; Oman at 21° N is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Oman?
- Yes. Egypt is 3.26 times larger than Oman. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Oman covers 309,500 km².
- How many times does Oman fit into Egypt?
- About 3.3 times: Egypt has 3.26× the area of Oman.
- Why do Egypt and Oman 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 Oman about 1.14×. 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 Oman?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 5,494,691. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Oman 18 per km².