Equatorial Guinea vs India
India is 117 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into India about 117 times.
Equatorial GuineaIndiaEquatorial Guinea moved onto India · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.01× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 117× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | New Delhi |
| Region | Middle Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; India at 23° N is stretched to 1.18×. 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 India?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 117 times smaller than India. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into India?
- About 117 times: India has 117× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and India 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 India about 1.18×. 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 India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², India 445 per km².