Namibia vs Pakistan
Pakistan is 7% larger than Namibia.
NamibiaPakistanNamibia moved onto Pakistan · Equal-area projection
0.94×
Namibia is 0.94× the area of Pakistan. Put the other way, Pakistan is 1.07× the size of Namibia.
| Namibia | Pakistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 825,615 km² | 881,913 km² |
| Population | 3,092,816 | 255,219,554 |
| Density | 3.7 / km² | 289 / km² |
| Capital | Windhoek | Islamabad |
| Region | Southern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 5 |
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; Pakistan at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Pakistan?
- No. Namibia is 6% smaller than Pakistan. Namibia covers 825,615 km² and Pakistan covers 881,913 km².
- How many times does Namibia fit into Pakistan?
- About 1.1 times: Pakistan has 1.07× the area of Namibia.
- Why do Namibia and Pakistan 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 Pakistan about 1.33×. 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 Pakistan?
- Pakistan: 255,219,554 people against 3,092,816. Density: Namibia 3.7 per km², Pakistan 289 per km².