Macao vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 2,313 times larger than Macao. Macao would fit into Western Sahara about 2313 times.
MacaoWestern SaharaMacao moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Macao is 0.0× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 2,313× the size of Macao.
| Macao | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 115 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 685,900 | 612,000 |
| Density | 5,964 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | — | — |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Macao sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.17× its true area; Western Sahara 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 Macao bigger than Western Sahara?
- No. Macao is 2,313 times smaller than Western Sahara. Macao covers 115 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Macao fit into Western Sahara?
- About 2313 times: Western Sahara has 2,313× the area of Macao.
- Why do Macao and Western Sahara look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Macao is drawn about 1.17× its true area there and Western Sahara 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, Macao or Western Sahara?
- Macao: 685,900 people against 612,000. Density: Macao 5,964 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².