Equatorial Guinea vs Namibia
Namibia is 29.4 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Namibia about 29 times.
Equatorial GuineaNamibiaEquatorial Guinea moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.03× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 29.4× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Windhoek |
| Region | Middle Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 29.4 times smaller than Namibia. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Namibia?
- About 29 times: Namibia has 29.4× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Namibia: 3,092,816 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².