Greece vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 3.08 times larger than Greece. Greece would fit into Paraguay about 3.1 times.
GreeceParaguayGreece moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
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Greece is 0.32× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 3.08× the size of Greece.
| Greece | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Asuncion |
| Region | Southern Europe | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- No. Greece is 3.08 times smaller than Paraguay. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Paraguay?
- About 3.1 times: Paraguay has 3.08× the area of Greece.
- Why do Greece and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Greece: 10,413,962 people against 7,013,078. Density: Greece 79 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².