Equatorial Guinea vs Tunisia

Tunisia is 5.83 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Tunisia about 5.8 times.

Equatorial GuineaTunisiaEquatorial Guinea moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
0.17×
Equatorial Guinea is 0.17× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 5.83× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial GuineaTunisia
Area28,051 km²163,610 km²
Population1,938,43112,348,573
Density69 / km²75 / km²
CapitalMalaboTunis
RegionMiddle AfricaNorthern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours22

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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
No. Equatorial Guinea is 5.83 times smaller than Tunisia. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Tunisia?
About 5.8 times: Tunisia has 5.83× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
Why do Equatorial Guinea and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².