Egypt vs Suriname
Egypt is 6.19 times larger than Suriname. Suriname would fit into Egypt about 6.2 times.
EgyptSurinameEgypt moved onto Suriname · Equal-area projection
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Egypt is 6.19× the area of Suriname.
| Egypt | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 163,270 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 639,850 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Paramaribo |
| Region | Northern Africa | South America |
| 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; Suriname at 4° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Suriname?
- Yes. Egypt is 6.19 times larger than Suriname. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Suriname covers 163,270 km².
- How many times does Suriname fit into Egypt?
- About 6.2 times: Egypt has 6.19× the area of Suriname.
- Why do Egypt and Suriname 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 Suriname about 1.01×. 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 Suriname?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 639,850. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Suriname 3.9 per km².