Equatorial Guinea vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 9.48 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Western Sahara about 9.5 times.
Equatorial GuineaWestern SaharaEquatorial Guinea moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.11× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 9.48× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 612,000 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | — |
| Region | Middle Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 9.48 times smaller than Western Sahara. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Western Sahara?
- About 9.5 times: Western Sahara has 9.48× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Equatorial Guinea: 1,938,431 people against 612,000. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².