Laos vs Namibia
Namibia is 3.49 times larger than Laos. Laos would fit into Namibia about 3.5 times.
LaosNamibiaLaos moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
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Laos is 0.29× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 3.49× the size of Laos.
| Laos | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 236,800 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 7,873,046 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 33 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Vientiane | Windhoek |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Laos sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× its true area; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Laos bigger than Namibia?
- No. Laos is 3.49 times smaller than Namibia. Laos covers 236,800 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Laos fit into Namibia?
- About 3.5 times: Namibia has 3.49× the area of Laos.
- Why do Laos and Namibia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Laos is drawn about 1.11× its true area there and Namibia about 1.16×. 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, Laos or Namibia?
- Laos: 7,873,046 people against 3,092,816. Density: Laos 33 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².