Greece vs Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is 20.6 times larger than Greece. Greece would fit into Kazakhstan about 21 times.
GreeceKazakhstanGreece moved onto Kazakhstan · Equal-area projection
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Greece is 0.05× the area of Kazakhstan. Put the other way, Kazakhstan is 20.6× the size of Greece.
| Greece | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 2,724,900 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 20,843,754 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 7.6 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Astana |
| Region | Southern Europe | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 5 |
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; Kazakhstan at 48° N is stretched to 2.27×. That difference is why Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan?
- No. Greece is 20.6 times smaller than Kazakhstan. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Kazakhstan covers 2,724,900 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Kazakhstan?
- About 21 times: Kazakhstan has 20.6× the area of Greece.
- Why do Greece and Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan about 2.27×. That is why Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan: 20,843,754 people against 10,413,962. Density: Greece 79 per km², Kazakhstan 7.6 per km².