Nauru vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 12,667 times larger than Nauru. Nauru would fit into Western Sahara about 12667 times.
NauruWestern SaharaNauru moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Nauru is 0.0× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 12,667× the size of Nauru.
| Nauru | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 12,025 | 612,000 |
| Density | 573 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Yaren District | — |
| Region | Micronesia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Nauru sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Western Sahara 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 Nauru bigger than Western Sahara?
- No. Nauru is 12,667 times smaller than Western Sahara. Nauru covers 21 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Nauru fit into Western Sahara?
- About 12667 times: Western Sahara has 12,667× the area of Nauru.
- Why do Nauru and Western Sahara look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nauru is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Western Sahara 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, Nauru or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 12,025. Density: Nauru 573 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².