Equatorial Guinea vs Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Equatorial Guinea is 116 times larger than Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Saint Pierre and Miquelon would fit into Equatorial Guinea about 116 times.

Equatorial GuineaSaint Pierre and MiquelonEquatorial Guinea moved onto Saint Pierre and Miquelon · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 116× the area of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
Equatorial GuineaSaint Pierre and Miquelon
Area28,051 km²242 km²
Population1,938,4315,974
Density69 / km²25 / km²
CapitalMalaboSaint-Pierre
RegionMiddle AfricaNorthern America
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours20

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; Saint Pierre and Miquelon at 47° N is stretched to 2.14×. That difference is why Saint Pierre and Miquelon looks so much bigger than it is next to Equatorial Guinea. 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 Saint Pierre and Miquelon?
Yes. Equatorial Guinea is 116 times larger than Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Saint Pierre and Miquelon covers 242 km².
How many times does Saint Pierre and Miquelon fit into Equatorial Guinea?
About 116 times: Equatorial Guinea has 116× the area of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
Why do Equatorial Guinea and Saint Pierre and Miquelon 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 Saint Pierre and Miquelon about 2.14×. That is why Saint Pierre and Miquelon looks so much bigger than it really is next to Equatorial Guinea. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Which has more people, Equatorial Guinea or Saint Pierre and Miquelon?
Equatorial Guinea: 1,938,431 people against 5,974. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Saint Pierre and Miquelon 25 per km².