Portugal vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 77% larger than Portugal. Portugal would fit into Tunisia about 1.8 times.
PortugalTunisiaPortugal moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
0.56×
Portugal is 0.56× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 1.77× the size of Portugal.
| Portugal | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 92,225 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 10,804,871 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Lisbon | Tunis |
| Region | Southern Europe | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Portugal sits at about 40°N and is stretched to 1.68× 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 Portugal bigger than Tunisia?
- No. Portugal is 44% smaller than Tunisia. Portugal covers 92,225 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Portugal fit into Tunisia?
- About 1.8 times: Tunisia has 1.77× the area of Portugal.
- Why do Portugal and Tunisia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Portugal is drawn about 1.68× 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, Portugal or Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 10,804,871. Density: Portugal 117 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².