Laos vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 9.5 times larger than Laos. Laos would fit into Saudi Arabia about 9.5 times.
LaosSaudi ArabiaLaos moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Laos is 0.11× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 9.5× the size of Laos.
| Laos | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 236,800 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 7,873,046 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 33 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Vientiane | Riyadh |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Laos sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Laos bigger than Saudi Arabia?
- No. Laos is 9.5 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Laos covers 236,800 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Laos fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 9.5 times: Saudi Arabia has 9.5× the area of Laos.
- Why do Laos and Saudi Arabia 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 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, Laos or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 7,873,046. Density: Laos 33 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².