Israel vs Yemen
Yemen is 21.9 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Yemen about 22 times.
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Israel is 0.05× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 21.9× the size of Israel.
| Israel | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,770 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 10,122,800 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 487 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Jerusalem | Sana'a |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
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; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- No. Israel is 21.9 times smaller than Yemen. Israel covers 20,770 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Yemen?
- About 22 times: Yemen has 21.9× the area of Israel.
- Why do Israel and Yemen 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 Yemen about 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 10,122,800. Density: Israel 487 per km², Yemen 92 per km².