Equatorial Guinea vs Ethiopia
Ethiopia is 39.4 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Ethiopia about 39 times.
Equatorial GuineaEthiopiaEquatorial Guinea moved onto Ethiopia · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.03× the area of Ethiopia. Put the other way, Ethiopia is 39.4× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Ethiopia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 1,104,300 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 135,472,051 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Addis Ababa |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; Ethiopia at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Ethiopia?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 39.4 times smaller than Ethiopia. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Ethiopia?
- About 39 times: Ethiopia has 39.4× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia about 1.02×. 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, Equatorial Guinea or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Ethiopia 123 per km².