Equatorial Guinea vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 14.5 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Paraguay about 15 times.
Equatorial GuineaParaguayEquatorial Guinea moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.07× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 14.5× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Asuncion |
| Region | Middle Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 14.5 times smaller than Paraguay. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Paraguay?
- About 15 times: Paraguay has 14.5× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay: 7,013,078 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².