Estonia vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 5.87 times larger than Estonia. Estonia would fit into Western Sahara about 5.9 times.
EstoniaWestern SaharaEstonia moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Estonia is 0.17× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 5.87× the size of Estonia.
| Estonia | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 45,335 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 1,366,475 | 612,000 |
| Density | 30 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Tallinn | — |
| Region | Northern Europe | 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. Estonia sits at about 59°N and is stretched to 3.7× its true area; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. That difference is why Estonia looks so much bigger than it is next to Western Sahara. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Estonia bigger than Western Sahara?
- No. Estonia is 5.87 times smaller than Western Sahara. Estonia covers 45,335 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Estonia fit into Western Sahara?
- About 5.9 times: Western Sahara has 5.87× the area of Estonia.
- Why do Estonia and Western Sahara look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Estonia is drawn about 3.7× its true area there and Western Sahara about 1.2×. That is why Estonia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Western Sahara. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Estonia or Western Sahara?
- Estonia: 1,366,475 people against 612,000. Density: Estonia 30 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².