Norfolk Island vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 7,600 times larger than Norfolk Island. Norfolk Island would fit into Western Sahara about 7600 times.
Norfolk IslandWestern SaharaNorfolk Island moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Norfolk Island is 0.0× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 7,600× the size of Norfolk Island.
| Norfolk Island | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 35 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 2,188 | 612,000 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Kingston | — |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | 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. Norfolk Island sits at about 29°S and is stretched to 1.31× 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 Norfolk Island bigger than Western Sahara?
- No. Norfolk Island is 7,600 times smaller than Western Sahara. Norfolk Island covers 35 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Norfolk Island fit into Western Sahara?
- About 7600 times: Western Sahara has 7,600× the area of Norfolk Island.
- Why do Norfolk Island and Western Sahara look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Norfolk Island is drawn about 1.31× 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, Norfolk Island or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 2,188. Density: Norfolk Island 63 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².