Egypt vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 2.23 times larger than Egypt. Egypt would fit into Saudi Arabia about 2.2 times.
EgyptSaudi ArabiaEgypt moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Egypt is 0.45× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 2.23× the size of Egypt.
| Egypt | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Riyadh |
| Region | Northern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Egypt is 2.23 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Egypt fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 2.2 times: Saudi Arabia has 2.23× the area of Egypt.
- Why do Egypt and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 36,973,555. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².