Namibia vs Nepal
Namibia is 5.61 times larger than Nepal. Nepal would fit into Namibia about 5.6 times.
NamibiaNepalNamibia moved onto Nepal · Equal-area projection
5.61×
Namibia is 5.61× the area of Nepal.
| Namibia | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 825,615 km² | 147,181 km² |
| Population | 3,092,816 | 29,618,118 |
| Density | 3.7 / km² | 201 / km² |
| Capital | Windhoek | Kathmandu |
| Region | Southern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Namibia sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.16× its true area; Nepal at 28° N is stretched to 1.29×. 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 Namibia bigger than Nepal?
- Yes. Namibia is 5.61 times larger than Nepal. Namibia covers 825,615 km² and Nepal covers 147,181 km².
- How many times does Nepal fit into Namibia?
- About 5.6 times: Namibia has 5.61× the area of Nepal.
- Why do Namibia and Nepal look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Namibia is drawn about 1.16× its true area there and Nepal about 1.29×. 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, Namibia or Nepal?
- Nepal: 29,618,118 people against 3,092,816. Density: Namibia 3.7 per km², Nepal 201 per km².