Egypt vs Western Sahara
Egypt is 3.8 times larger than Western Sahara. Western Sahara would fit into Egypt about 3.8 times.
EgyptWestern SaharaEgypt moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Egypt is 3.8× the area of Western Sahara.
| Egypt | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 612,000 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | — |
| Region | Northern Africa | Northern Africa |
| 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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Yes. Egypt is 3.8 times larger than Western Sahara. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Western Sahara fit into Egypt?
- About 3.8 times: Egypt has 3.8× the area of Western Sahara.
- Why do Egypt and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 612,000. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².