Egypt vs Pakistan
Egypt is 15% larger than Pakistan.
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1.15×
Egypt is 1.15× the area of Pakistan.
| Egypt | Pakistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 881,913 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 255,219,554 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 289 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Islamabad |
| Region | Northern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 5 |
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; Pakistan at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Pakistan?
- Yes. Egypt is 15% larger than Pakistan. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Pakistan covers 881,913 km².
- How many times does Pakistan fit into Egypt?
- About 1.1 times: Egypt has 1.15× the area of Pakistan.
- Why do Egypt and Pakistan 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 Pakistan about 1.33×. 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 Pakistan?
- Pakistan: 255,219,554 people against 118,365,995. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Pakistan 289 per km².