Equatorial Guinea vs Mali
Mali is 44.2 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Mali about 44 times.
Equatorial GuineaMaliEquatorial Guinea moved onto Mali · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.02× the area of Mali. Put the other way, Mali is 44.2× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Mali | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 1,240,192 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 25,198,821 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Bamako |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Mali at 17° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 44.2 times smaller than Mali. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Mali covers 1,240,192 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Mali?
- About 44 times: Mali has 44.2× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Mali 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 Mali about 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- Mali: 25,198,821 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Mali 20 per km².