Equatorial Guinea vs Greenland
Greenland is 77.2 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Greenland about 77 times.
Equatorial GuineaGreenlandEquatorial Guinea moved onto Greenland · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.01× the area of Greenland. Put the other way, Greenland is 77.2× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Greenland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 2,166,086 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 56,831 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 0.03 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Nuuk |
| Region | Middle Africa | Northern America |
| 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; Greenland at 73° N is stretched to 11.8×. That difference is why Greenland 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 Greenland?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 77.2 times smaller than Greenland. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Greenland covers 2,166,086 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Greenland?
- About 77 times: Greenland has 77.2× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Greenland 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 Greenland about 11.8×. That is why Greenland 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 Greenland?
- Equatorial Guinea: 1,938,431 people against 56,831. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Greenland 0.03 per km².