Greenland vs Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is 26% larger than Greenland.
GreenlandKazakhstanGreenland moved onto Kazakhstan · Equal-area projection
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Greenland is 0.79× the area of Kazakhstan. Put the other way, Kazakhstan is 1.26× the size of Greenland.
| Greenland | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,166,086 km² | 2,724,900 km² |
| Population | 56,831 | 20,843,754 |
| Density | 0.03 / km² | 7.6 / km² |
| Capital | Nuuk | Astana |
| Region | Northern America | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Greenland sits at about 73°N and is stretched to 11.8× its true area; Kazakhstan at 48° N is stretched to 2.27×. That difference is why Greenland looks so much bigger than it is next to Kazakhstan. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Greenland bigger than Kazakhstan?
- No. Greenland is 21% smaller than Kazakhstan. Greenland covers 2,166,086 km² and Kazakhstan covers 2,724,900 km².
- How many times does Greenland fit into Kazakhstan?
- About 1.3 times: Kazakhstan has 1.26× the area of Greenland.
- Why do Greenland and Kazakhstan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greenland is drawn about 11.8× its true area there and Kazakhstan about 2.27×. That is why Greenland looks so much bigger than it really is next to Kazakhstan. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Greenland or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan: 20,843,754 people against 56,831. Density: Greenland 0.03 per km², Kazakhstan 7.6 per km².