Eswatini vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 23.4 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Paraguay about 23 times.
EswatiniParaguayEswatini moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 0.04× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 23.4× the size of Eswatini.
| Eswatini | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Asuncion |
| Region | Southern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eswatini sits at about 27°S and is stretched to 1.25× its true area; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Eswatini bigger than Paraguay?
- No. Eswatini is 23.4 times smaller than Paraguay. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Paraguay?
- About 23 times: Paraguay has 23.4× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eswatini and Paraguay look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini is drawn about 1.25× its true area there and Paraguay about 1.18×. 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, Eswatini or Paraguay?
- Paraguay: 7,013,078 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².