Equatorial Guinea vs Maldives

Equatorial Guinea is 94.1 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Equatorial Guinea about 94 times.

Equatorial GuineaMaldivesEquatorial Guinea moved onto Maldives · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 94.1× the area of Maldives.
Equatorial GuineaMaldives
Area28,051 km²298 km²
Population1,938,431529,676
Density69 / km²1,777 / km²
CapitalMalaboMale
RegionMiddle AfricaSouthern Asia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours20

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; Maldives at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Maldives?
Yes. Equatorial Guinea is 94.1 times larger than Maldives. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Maldives covers 298 km².
How many times does Maldives fit into Equatorial Guinea?
About 94 times: Equatorial Guinea has 94.1× the area of Maldives.
Why do Equatorial Guinea and Maldives 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 Maldives about 1.0×. 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 Maldives?
Equatorial Guinea: 1,938,431 people against 529,676. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Maldives 1,777 per km².