Equatorial Guinea vs French Polynesia
Equatorial Guinea is 6.73 times larger than French Polynesia. French Polynesia would fit into Equatorial Guinea about 6.7 times.
Equatorial GuineaFrench PolynesiaEquatorial Guinea moved onto French Polynesia · Equal-area projection
6.73×
Equatorial Guinea is 6.73× the area of French Polynesia.
| Equatorial Guinea | French Polynesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 4,167 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 282,465 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 68 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Papeete |
| Region | Middle Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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; French Polynesia at 15° S is stretched to 1.07×. 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 French Polynesia?
- Yes. Equatorial Guinea is 6.73 times larger than French Polynesia. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and French Polynesia covers 4,167 km².
- How many times does French Polynesia fit into Equatorial Guinea?
- About 6.7 times: Equatorial Guinea has 6.73× the area of French Polynesia.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and French Polynesia 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 French Polynesia about 1.07×. 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 French Polynesia?
- Equatorial Guinea: 1,938,431 people against 282,465. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², French Polynesia 68 per km².