Hungary vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 2.86 times larger than Hungary. Hungary would fit into Western Sahara about 2.9 times.
HungaryWestern SaharaHungary moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Hungary is 0.35× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 2.86× the size of Hungary.
| Hungary | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 93,011 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 9,514,251 | 612,000 |
| Density | 102 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Budapest | — |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Hungary sits at about 47°N and is stretched to 2.16× its true area; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. That difference is why Hungary looks so much bigger than it is next to Western Sahara. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Hungary bigger than Western Sahara?
- No. Hungary is 2.86 times smaller than Western Sahara. Hungary covers 93,011 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Hungary fit into Western Sahara?
- About 2.9 times: Western Sahara has 2.86× the area of Hungary.
- Why do Hungary and Western Sahara look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Hungary is drawn about 2.16× its true area there and Western Sahara about 1.2×. That is why Hungary looks so much bigger than it really is next to Western Sahara. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Hungary or Western Sahara?
- Hungary: 9,514,251 people against 612,000. Density: Hungary 102 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².