Falkland Islands vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 21.8 times larger than Falkland Islands. Falkland Islands would fit into Western Sahara about 22 times.
Falkland IslandsWestern SaharaFalkland Islands moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Falkland Islands is 0.05× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 21.8× the size of Falkland Islands.
| Falkland Islands | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 12,200 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 4,550 | 612,000 |
| Density | 0.37 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Stanley | — |
| Region | South America | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. That difference is why Falkland Islands 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 Falkland Islands bigger than Western Sahara?
- No. Falkland Islands is 21.8 times smaller than Western Sahara. Falkland Islands covers 12,200 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Falkland Islands fit into Western Sahara?
- About 22 times: Western Sahara has 21.8× the area of Falkland Islands.
- Why do Falkland Islands and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. That is why Falkland Islands 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, Falkland Islands or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 4,550. Density: Falkland Islands 0.37 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².