Greece vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 2.02 times larger than Greece. Greece would fit into Western Sahara about 2.0 times.
GreeceWestern SaharaGreece moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Greece is 0.5× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 2.02× the size of Greece.
| Greece | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 612,000 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | — |
| Region | Southern Europe | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Greece is 2.02 times smaller than Western Sahara. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Western Sahara?
- About 2.0 times: Western Sahara has 2.02× the area of Greece.
- Why do Greece and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara?
- Greece: 10,413,962 people against 612,000. Density: Greece 79 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².