Greece vs Nepal
Nepal is 12% larger than Greece.
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Greece is 0.9× the area of Nepal. Put the other way, Nepal is 1.12× the size of Greece.
| Greece | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 147,181 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 29,618,118 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 201 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Kathmandu |
| Region | Southern Europe | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 2 |
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; Nepal at 28° N is stretched to 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- No. Greece is 10% smaller than Nepal. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Nepal covers 147,181 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Nepal?
- About 1.1 times: Nepal has 1.12× the area of Greece.
- Why do Greece and Nepal 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 Nepal about 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Nepal: 29,618,118 people against 10,413,962. Density: Greece 79 per km², Nepal 201 per km².