Equatorial Guinea vs Palau
Equatorial Guinea is 60.2 times larger than Palau. Palau would fit into Equatorial Guinea about 60 times.
Equatorial GuineaPalauEquatorial Guinea moved onto Palau · Equal-area projection
60.2×
Equatorial Guinea is 60.2× the area of Palau.
| Equatorial Guinea | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 17,663 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Koror |
| Region | Middle Africa | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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; Palau at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Yes. Equatorial Guinea is 60.2 times larger than Palau. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into Equatorial Guinea?
- About 60 times: Equatorial Guinea has 60.2× the area of Palau.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Palau 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 Palau about 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Equatorial Guinea: 1,938,431 people against 17,663. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Palau 38 per km².