Mali vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 81% larger than Mali. Mali would fit into Saudi Arabia about 1.8 times.
MaliSaudi ArabiaMali moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
0.55×
Mali is 0.55× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 1.81× the size of Mali.
| Mali | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,240,192 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 25,198,821 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Bamako | Riyadh |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mali sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Mali bigger than Saudi Arabia?
- No. Mali is 45% smaller than Saudi Arabia. Mali covers 1,240,192 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Mali fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 1.8 times: Saudi Arabia has 1.81× the area of Mali.
- Why do Mali and Saudi Arabia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mali is drawn about 1.1× 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, Mali or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 25,198,821. Density: Mali 20 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².