Equatorial Guinea vs Liechtenstein
Equatorial Guinea is 175 times larger than Liechtenstein. Liechtenstein would fit into Equatorial Guinea about 175 times.
Equatorial GuineaLiechtensteinEquatorial Guinea moved onto Liechtenstein · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 175× the area of Liechtenstein.
| Equatorial Guinea | Liechtenstein | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 160 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 41,024 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 256 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Vaduz |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; Liechtenstein at 47° N is stretched to 2.16×. That difference is why Liechtenstein 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 Liechtenstein?
- Yes. Equatorial Guinea is 175 times larger than Liechtenstein. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Liechtenstein covers 160 km².
- How many times does Liechtenstein fit into Equatorial Guinea?
- About 175 times: Equatorial Guinea has 175× the area of Liechtenstein.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Liechtenstein 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 Liechtenstein about 2.16×. That is why Liechtenstein 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 Liechtenstein?
- Equatorial Guinea: 1,938,431 people against 41,024. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Liechtenstein 256 per km².