Egypt vs Portugal
Egypt is 11.0 times larger than Portugal. Portugal would fit into Egypt about 11 times.
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Egypt is 11.0× the area of Portugal.
| Egypt | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 92,225 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 10,804,871 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Lisbon |
| Region | Northern Africa | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 1 |
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; Portugal at 40° N is stretched to 1.68×. 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 Portugal?
- Yes. Egypt is 11.0 times larger than Portugal. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Portugal covers 92,225 km².
- How many times does Portugal fit into Egypt?
- About 11 times: Egypt has 11.0× the area of Portugal.
- Why do Egypt and Portugal 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 Portugal about 1.68×. 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 Portugal?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 10,804,871. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Portugal 117 per km².