Israel vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 108 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Saudi Arabia about 108 times.
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Israel is 0.01× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 108× the size of Israel.
| Israel | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,770 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 10,122,800 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 487 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Jerusalem | Riyadh |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Israel sits at about 31°N and is stretched to 1.37× 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 Israel bigger than Saudi Arabia?
- No. Israel is 108 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Israel covers 20,770 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 108 times: Saudi Arabia has 108× the area of Israel.
- Why do Israel and Saudi Arabia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Israel is drawn about 1.37× 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, Israel or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 10,122,800. Density: Israel 487 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².