Peru vs Tunisia
Peru is 7.86 times larger than Tunisia. Tunisia would fit into Peru about 7.9 times.
PeruTunisiaPeru moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
7.86×
Peru is 7.86× the area of Tunisia.
| Peru | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,285,216 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 34,576,665 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 27 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Lima | Tunis |
| Region | South America | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Peru sits at about 9°S and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Peru bigger than Tunisia?
- Yes. Peru is 7.86 times larger than Tunisia. Peru covers 1,285,216 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Tunisia fit into Peru?
- About 7.9 times: Peru has 7.86× the area of Tunisia.
- Why do Peru and Tunisia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Peru is drawn about 1.03× 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, Peru or Tunisia?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 12,348,573. Density: Peru 27 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².