Faroe Islands vs Togo
Togo is 40.6 times larger than Faroe Islands. Faroe Islands would fit into Togo about 41 times.
Faroe IslandsTogoFaroe Islands moved onto Togo · Equal-area projection
0.02×
Faroe Islands is 0.02× the area of Togo. Put the other way, Togo is 40.6× the size of Faroe Islands.
| Faroe Islands | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,399 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 54,900 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 39 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | Torshavn | Lome |
| Region | Northern Europe | Western 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. Faroe Islands sits at about 62°N and is stretched to 4.55× its true area; Togo at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Faroe Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Togo. 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 Togo?
- No. Faroe Islands is 40.6 times smaller than Togo. Faroe Islands covers 1,399 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does Faroe Islands fit into Togo?
- About 41 times: Togo has 40.6× the area of Faroe Islands.
- Why do Faroe Islands and Togo 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 Togo about 1.02×. That is why Faroe Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Togo. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Faroe Islands or Togo?
- Togo: 8,591,626 people against 54,900. Density: Faroe Islands 39 per km², Togo 151 per km².