Egypt vs Sweden
Egypt is 2.26 times larger than Sweden. Sweden would fit into Egypt about 2.3 times.
EgyptSwedenEgypt moved onto Sweden · Equal-area projection
2.26×
Egypt is 2.26× the area of Sweden.
| Egypt | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 447,425 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 10,596,620 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 24 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Stockholm |
| Region | Northern Africa | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 2 |
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; Sweden at 62° N is stretched to 4.65×. That difference is why Sweden looks so much bigger than it is next to Egypt. 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 Sweden?
- Yes. Egypt is 2.26 times larger than Sweden. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Sweden covers 447,425 km².
- How many times does Sweden fit into Egypt?
- About 2.3 times: Egypt has 2.26× the area of Sweden.
- Why do Egypt and Sweden 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 Sweden about 4.65×. That is why Sweden looks so much bigger than it really is next to Egypt. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Egypt or Sweden?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 10,596,620. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Sweden 24 per km².