Greece vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 24% larger than Greece.
GreeceTunisiaGreece moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
0.81×
Greece is 0.81× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 1.24× the size of Greece.
| Greece | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Tunis |
| Region | Southern Europe | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. Greece is 19% smaller than Tunisia. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Tunisia?
- About 1.2 times: Tunisia has 1.24× the area of Greece.
- Why do Greece and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 10,413,962. Density: Greece 79 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².