Egypt vs Tunisia
Egypt is 6.18 times larger than Tunisia. Tunisia would fit into Egypt about 6.2 times.
EgyptTunisiaEgypt moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
6.18×
Egypt is 6.18× the area of Tunisia.
| Egypt | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Tunis |
| Region | Northern Africa | Northern Africa |
| 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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Yes. Egypt is 6.18 times larger than Tunisia. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Tunisia fit into Egypt?
- About 6.2 times: Egypt has 6.18× the area of Tunisia.
- Why do Egypt and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 12,348,573. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².