Egypt vs Paraguay
Egypt is 2.48 times larger than Paraguay. Paraguay would fit into Egypt about 2.5 times.
EgyptParaguayEgypt moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
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Egypt is 2.48× the area of Paraguay.
| Egypt | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Asuncion |
| Region | Northern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Yes. Egypt is 2.48 times larger than Paraguay. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Paraguay fit into Egypt?
- About 2.5 times: Egypt has 2.48× the area of Paraguay.
- Why do Egypt and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 7,013,078. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².