Egypt vs Spain
Egypt is 100% larger than Spain. Spain would fit into Egypt about 2.0 times.
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Egypt is 2.0× the area of Spain.
| Egypt | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 505,990 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 49,355,143 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Madrid |
| Region | Northern Africa | Southern Europe |
| 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; Spain at 40° N is stretched to 1.71×. 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 Spain?
- Yes. Egypt is 100% larger than Spain. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Spain covers 505,990 km².
- How many times does Spain fit into Egypt?
- About 2.0 times: Egypt has 2.0× the area of Spain.
- Why do Egypt and Spain 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 Spain about 1.71×. 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 Spain?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 49,355,143. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Spain 98 per km².