Equatorial Guinea vs Israel
Equatorial Guinea is 35% larger than Israel.
Equatorial GuineaIsraelEquatorial Guinea moved onto Israel · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 1.35× the area of Israel.
| Equatorial Guinea | Israel | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 20,770 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 10,122,800 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 487 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Jerusalem |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Israel at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Yes. Equatorial Guinea is 35% larger than Israel. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Israel covers 20,770 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Equatorial Guinea?
- About 1.4 times: Equatorial Guinea has 1.35× the area of Israel.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Israel 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 Israel about 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Israel: 10,122,800 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Israel 487 per km².