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Singapore vs United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates is 116 times larger than Singapore. Singapore would fit into United Arab Emirates about 116 times.

SingaporeUnited Arab EmiratesSingapore moved onto United Arab Emirates · Equal-area projection
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Singapore is 0.01× the area of United Arab Emirates. Put the other way, United Arab Emirates is 116× the size of Singapore.
SingaporeUnited Arab Emirates
Area719 km²83,600 km²
Population6,111,17511,513,149
Density8,500 / km²138 / km²
CapitalSingaporeAbu Dhabi
RegionSouth-Eastern AsiaWestern Asia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
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Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Singapore sits at about 1°N and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; United Arab Emirates 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Singapore bigger than United Arab Emirates?
No. Singapore is 116 times smaller than United Arab Emirates. Singapore covers 719 km² and United Arab Emirates covers 83,600 km².
How many times does Singapore fit into United Arab Emirates?
About 116 times: United Arab Emirates has 116× the area of Singapore.
Why do Singapore and United Arab Emirates look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Singapore is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and United Arab Emirates 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, Singapore or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates: 11,513,149 people against 6,111,175. Density: Singapore 8,500 per km², United Arab Emirates 138 per km².
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