Maldives vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 893 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Western Sahara about 893 times.
MaldivesWestern SaharaMaldives moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Maldives is 0.0× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 893× the size of Maldives.
| Maldives | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 298 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 529,676 | 612,000 |
| Density | 1,777 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Male | — |
| Region | Southern Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Maldives sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Maldives bigger than Western Sahara?
- No. Maldives is 893 times smaller than Western Sahara. Maldives covers 298 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Western Sahara?
- About 893 times: Western Sahara has 893× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Maldives and Western Sahara look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Maldives is drawn about 1.0× 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, Maldives or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 529,676. Density: Maldives 1,777 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².