Equatorial Guinea vs Iceland
Iceland is 3.67 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Iceland about 3.7 times.
Equatorial GuineaIcelandEquatorial Guinea moved onto Iceland · Equal-area projection
0.27×
Equatorial Guinea is 0.27× the area of Iceland. Put the other way, Iceland is 3.67× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Iceland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 103,004 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 392,404 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 3.8 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Reykjavik |
| Region | Middle Africa | Northern Europe |
| 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; Iceland at 65° N is stretched to 5.6×. That difference is why Iceland 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 Iceland?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 3.67 times smaller than Iceland. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Iceland covers 103,004 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Iceland?
- About 3.7 times: Iceland has 3.67× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Iceland 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 Iceland about 5.6×. That is why Iceland 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 Iceland?
- Equatorial Guinea: 1,938,431 people against 392,404. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Iceland 3.8 per km².