Faroe Islands vs Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is 1,948 times larger than Faroe Islands. Faroe Islands would fit into Kazakhstan about 1948 times.
Faroe IslandsKazakhstanFaroe Islands moved onto Kazakhstan · Equal-area projection
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Faroe Islands is 0.0× the area of Kazakhstan. Put the other way, Kazakhstan is 1,948× the size of Faroe Islands.
| Faroe Islands | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,399 km² | 2,724,900 km² |
| Population | 54,900 | 20,843,754 |
| Density | 39 / km² | 7.6 / km² |
| Capital | Torshavn | Astana |
| Region | Northern Europe | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Faroe Islands sits at about 62°N and is stretched to 4.55× its true area; Kazakhstan at 48° N is stretched to 2.27×. That difference is why Faroe Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Kazakhstan. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Faroe Islands bigger than Kazakhstan?
- No. Faroe Islands is 1,948 times smaller than Kazakhstan. Faroe Islands covers 1,399 km² and Kazakhstan covers 2,724,900 km².
- How many times does Faroe Islands fit into Kazakhstan?
- About 1948 times: Kazakhstan has 1,948× the area of Faroe Islands.
- Why do Faroe Islands and Kazakhstan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Faroe Islands is drawn about 4.55× its true area there and Kazakhstan about 2.27×. That is why Faroe Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Kazakhstan. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Faroe Islands or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan: 20,843,754 people against 54,900. Density: Faroe Islands 39 per km², Kazakhstan 7.6 per km².