Togo vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 4.68 times larger than Togo. Togo would fit into Western Sahara about 4.7 times.
TogoWestern SaharaTogo moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Togo is 0.21× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 4.68× the size of Togo.
| Togo | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 56,785 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 8,591,626 | 612,000 |
| Density | 151 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Lome | — |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Togo sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Togo bigger than Western Sahara?
- No. Togo is 4.68 times smaller than Western Sahara. Togo covers 56,785 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Togo fit into Western Sahara?
- About 4.7 times: Western Sahara has 4.68× the area of Togo.
- Why do Togo and Western Sahara look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Togo is drawn about 1.02× 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, Togo or Western Sahara?
- Togo: 8,591,626 people against 612,000. Density: Togo 151 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².