Equatorial Guinea vs United States
United States is 350 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into United States about 350 times.
Equatorial GuineaUnited StatesEquatorial Guinea moved onto United States · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.0× the area of United States. Put the other way, United States is 350× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 9,826,675 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 341,784,857 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 35 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Washington D.C. |
| Region | Middle Africa | Northern America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; United States at 45° N is stretched to 1.98×. That difference is why United States 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 United States?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 350 times smaller than United States. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and United States covers 9,826,675 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into United States?
- About 350 times: United States has 350× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and United States 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 United States about 1.98×. That is why United States 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 United States?
- United States: 341,784,857 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², United States 35 per km².