Equatorial Guinea vs Estonia
Estonia is 62% larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Estonia about 1.6 times.
Equatorial GuineaEstoniaEquatorial Guinea moved onto Estonia · Equal-area projection
0.62×
Equatorial Guinea is 0.62× the area of Estonia. Put the other way, Estonia is 1.62× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Estonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 45,335 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 1,366,475 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Tallinn |
| Region | Middle Africa | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Estonia at 59° N is stretched to 3.7×. That difference is why Estonia looks so much bigger than it is next to Equatorial Guinea. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Equatorial Guinea bigger than Estonia?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 38% smaller than Estonia. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Estonia covers 45,335 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Estonia?
- About 1.6 times: Estonia has 1.62× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Estonia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Estonia about 3.7×. That is why Estonia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Equatorial Guinea. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Equatorial Guinea or Estonia?
- Equatorial Guinea: 1,938,431 people against 1,366,475. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Estonia 30 per km².