Egypt vs Senegal
Egypt is 5.14 times larger than Senegal. Senegal would fit into Egypt about 5.1 times.
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5.14×
Egypt is 5.14× the area of Senegal.
| Egypt | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Dakar |
| Region | Northern Africa | Western Africa |
| 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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Yes. Egypt is 5.14 times larger than Senegal. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Senegal fit into Egypt?
- About 5.1 times: Egypt has 5.14× the area of Senegal.
- Why do Egypt and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 18,931,966. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Senegal 96 per km².