Equatorial Guinea vs Philippines
Philippines is 12.2 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Philippines about 12 times.
Equatorial GuineaPhilippinesEquatorial Guinea moved onto Philippines · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.08× the area of Philippines. Put the other way, Philippines is 12.2× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 343,448 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 116,786,962 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 340 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Manila |
| Region | Middle Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 12.2 times smaller than Philippines. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Philippines?
- About 12 times: Philippines has 12.2× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Philippines 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 Philippines about 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Philippines 340 per km².