Suriname vs Tunisia
Tunisia and Suriname are almost exactly the same size.
SurinameTunisiaSuriname moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
1.0×
Suriname is 1.0× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 1.0× the size of Suriname.
| Suriname | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 163,270 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 639,850 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 3.9 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Paramaribo | Tunis |
| Region | South America | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Suriname sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Suriname bigger than Tunisia?
- No. Suriname and Tunisia are almost exactly the same size. Suriname covers 163,270 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Suriname fit into Tunisia?
- About 1.0 times: Tunisia has 1.0× the area of Suriname.
- Why do Suriname and Tunisia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Suriname is drawn about 1.01× 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, Suriname or Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 639,850. Density: Suriname 3.9 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².