Namibia vs Palestine
Namibia is 100 times larger than Palestine. Palestine would fit into Namibia about 100 times.
NamibiaPalestineNamibia moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
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Namibia is 100× the area of Palestine.
| Namibia | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 825,615 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 3,092,816 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 3.7 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Windhoek | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Yes. Namibia is 100 times larger than Palestine. Namibia covers 825,615 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Palestine fit into Namibia?
- About 100 times: Namibia has 100× the area of Palestine.
- Why do Namibia and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 3,092,816. Density: Namibia 3.7 per km², Palestine 659 per km².