Greece vs Greenland
Greenland is 16.4 times larger than Greece. Greece would fit into Greenland about 16 times.
GreeceGreenlandGreece moved onto Greenland · Equal-area projection
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Greece is 0.06× the area of Greenland. Put the other way, Greenland is 16.4× the size of Greece.
| Greece | Greenland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 2,166,086 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 56,831 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 0.03 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Nuuk |
| Region | Southern Europe | Northern America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Greece sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× its true area; Greenland at 73° N is stretched to 11.8×. That difference is why Greenland looks so much bigger than it is next to Greece. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Greece bigger than Greenland?
- No. Greece is 16.4 times smaller than Greenland. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Greenland covers 2,166,086 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Greenland?
- About 16 times: Greenland has 16.4× the area of Greece.
- Why do Greece and Greenland look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greece is drawn about 1.66× its true area there and Greenland about 11.8×. That is why Greenland looks so much bigger than it really is next to Greece. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Greece or Greenland?
- Greece: 10,413,962 people against 56,831. Density: Greece 79 per km², Greenland 0.03 per km².