Tunisia vs Yemen
Yemen is 2.78 times larger than Tunisia. Tunisia would fit into Yemen about 2.8 times.
TunisiaYemenTunisia moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
0.36×
Tunisia is 0.36× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 2.78× the size of Tunisia.
| Tunisia | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 163,610 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 12,348,573 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 75 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Tunis | Sana'a |
| Region | Northern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Tunisia sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.46× its true area; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Tunisia bigger than Yemen?
- No. Tunisia is 2.78 times smaller than Yemen. Tunisia covers 163,610 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Tunisia fit into Yemen?
- About 2.8 times: Yemen has 2.78× the area of Tunisia.
- Why do Tunisia and Yemen look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Tunisia is drawn about 1.46× its true area there and Yemen about 1.08×. 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, Tunisia or Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 12,348,573. Density: Tunisia 75 per km², Yemen 92 per km².