Egypt vs Palestine
Egypt is 123 times larger than Palestine. Palestine would fit into Egypt about 123 times.
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Egypt is 123× the area of Palestine.
| Egypt | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | East Jerusalem |
| 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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Yes. Egypt is 123 times larger than Palestine. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Palestine fit into Egypt?
- About 123 times: Egypt has 123× the area of Palestine.
- Why do Egypt and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 5,413,596. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Palestine 659 per km².