Montenegro vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 19.2 times larger than Montenegro. Montenegro would fit into Western Sahara about 19 times.
MontenegroWestern SaharaMontenegro moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Montenegro is 0.05× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 19.2× the size of Montenegro.
| Montenegro | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,883 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 623,129 | 612,000 |
| Density | 45 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Podgorica | — |
| Region | Southern Europe | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Montenegro sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.86× its true area; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. That difference is why Montenegro looks so much bigger than it is next to Western Sahara. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Montenegro bigger than Western Sahara?
- No. Montenegro is 19.2 times smaller than Western Sahara. Montenegro covers 13,883 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Montenegro fit into Western Sahara?
- About 19 times: Western Sahara has 19.2× the area of Montenegro.
- Why do Montenegro and Western Sahara look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Montenegro is drawn about 1.86× its true area there and Western Sahara about 1.2×. That is why Montenegro looks so much bigger than it really is next to Western Sahara. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Montenegro or Western Sahara?
- Montenegro: 623,129 people against 612,000. Density: Montenegro 45 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².