Greece vs Malta
Greece is 418 times larger than Malta. Malta would fit into Greece about 418 times.
GreeceMaltaGreece moved onto Malta · Equal-area projection
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Greece is 418× the area of Malta.
| Greece | Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 316 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 579,704 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 1,835 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Valletta |
| Region | Southern Europe | Southern Europe |
| 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; Malta at 36° N is stretched to 1.52×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. 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 Malta?
- Yes. Greece is 418 times larger than Malta. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Malta covers 316 km².
- How many times does Malta fit into Greece?
- About 418 times: Greece has 418× the area of Malta.
- Why do Greece and Malta 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 Malta about 1.52×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Greece or Malta?
- Greece: 10,413,962 people against 579,704. Density: Greece 79 per km², Malta 1,835 per km².