Equatorial Guinea vs Peru
Peru is 45.8 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Peru about 46 times.
Equatorial GuineaPeruEquatorial Guinea moved onto Peru · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.02× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 45.8× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Lima |
| Region | Middle Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Peru at 9° S is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 45.8 times smaller than Peru. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Peru?
- About 46 times: Peru has 45.8× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Peru 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 Peru about 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Peru 27 per km².