Falkland Islands vs Germany
Germany is 29.3 times larger than Falkland Islands. Falkland Islands would fit into Germany about 29 times.
Falkland IslandsGermanyFalkland Islands moved onto Germany · Equal-area projection
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Falkland Islands is 0.03× the area of Germany. Put the other way, Germany is 29.3× the size of Falkland Islands.
| Falkland Islands | Germany | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 12,200 km² | 357,588 km² |
| Population | 4,550 | 83,491,249 |
| Density | 0.37 / km² | 233 / km² |
| Capital | Stanley | Berlin |
| Region | South America | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 9 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Falkland Islands sits at about 52°S and is stretched to 2.61× its true area; Germany at 51° N is stretched to 2.53×. 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 Falkland Islands bigger than Germany?
- No. Falkland Islands is 29.3 times smaller than Germany. Falkland Islands covers 12,200 km² and Germany covers 357,588 km².
- How many times does Falkland Islands fit into Germany?
- About 29 times: Germany has 29.3× the area of Falkland Islands.
- Why do Falkland Islands and Germany look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Falkland Islands is drawn about 2.61× its true area there and Germany about 2.53×. 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, Falkland Islands or Germany?
- Germany: 83,491,249 people against 4,550. Density: Falkland Islands 0.37 per km², Germany 233 per km².