Peru vs Western Sahara
Peru is 4.83 times larger than Western Sahara. Western Sahara would fit into Peru about 4.8 times.
PeruWestern SaharaPeru moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
4.83×
Peru is 4.83× the area of Western Sahara.
| Peru | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,285,216 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 34,576,665 | 612,000 |
| Density | 27 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Lima | — |
| Region | South America | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
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; 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 Peru bigger than Western Sahara?
- Yes. Peru is 4.83 times larger than Western Sahara. Peru covers 1,285,216 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Western Sahara fit into Peru?
- About 4.8 times: Peru has 4.83× the area of Western Sahara.
- Why do Peru and Western Sahara 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 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, Peru or Western Sahara?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 612,000. Density: Peru 27 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².