Greece vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 17.1 times larger than Greece. Greece would fit into Saudi Arabia about 17 times.
GreeceSaudi ArabiaGreece moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Greece is 0.06× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 17.1× the size of Greece.
| Greece | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Riyadh |
| Region | Southern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Greece is 17.1 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 17 times: Saudi Arabia has 17.1× the area of Greece.
- Why do Greece and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 10,413,962. Density: Greece 79 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².