Faroe Islands vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 190 times larger than Faroe Islands. Faroe Islands would fit into Western Sahara about 190 times.
Faroe IslandsWestern SaharaFaroe Islands moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Faroe Islands is 0.01× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 190× the size of Faroe Islands.
| Faroe Islands | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,399 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 54,900 | 612,000 |
| Density | 39 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Torshavn | — |
| Region | Northern Europe | 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. Faroe Islands sits at about 62°N and is stretched to 4.55× its true area; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. That difference is why Faroe 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 Faroe Islands bigger than Western Sahara?
- No. Faroe Islands is 190 times smaller than Western Sahara. Faroe Islands covers 1,399 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Faroe Islands fit into Western Sahara?
- About 190 times: Western Sahara has 190× the area of Faroe Islands.
- Why do Faroe Islands and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. That is why Faroe 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, Faroe Islands or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 54,900. Density: Faroe Islands 39 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².