Maldives vs Yemen
Yemen is 1,529 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Yemen about 1529 times.
MaldivesYemenMaldives moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Maldives is 0.0× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 1,529× the size of Maldives.
| Maldives | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 298 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 529,676 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 1,777 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Male | Sana'a |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; 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 Maldives bigger than Yemen?
- No. Maldives is 1,529 times smaller than Yemen. Maldives covers 298 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Yemen?
- About 1529 times: Yemen has 1,529× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Maldives and Yemen 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 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, Maldives or Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 529,676. Density: Maldives 1,777 per km², Yemen 92 per km².