Nepal vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 11% larger than Nepal.
NepalTunisiaNepal moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
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Nepal is 0.9× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 1.11× the size of Nepal.
| Nepal | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,181 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 29,618,118 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 201 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Kathmandu | Tunis |
| Region | Southern Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Nepal sits at about 28°N and is stretched to 1.29× its true area; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Nepal bigger than Tunisia?
- No. Nepal is 10% smaller than Tunisia. Nepal covers 147,181 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Nepal fit into Tunisia?
- About 1.1 times: Tunisia has 1.11× the area of Nepal.
- Why do Nepal and Tunisia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nepal is drawn about 1.29× its true area there and Tunisia about 1.46×. 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, Nepal or Tunisia?
- Nepal: 29,618,118 people against 12,348,573. Density: Nepal 201 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².