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Wallis and Futuna vs Western Sahara

Western Sahara is 971 times larger than Wallis and Futuna. Wallis and Futuna would fit into Western Sahara about 971 times.

Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaWallis and Futuna moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Wallis and Futuna is 0.0× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 971× the size of Wallis and Futuna.
Wallis and FutunaWestern Sahara
Area274 km²266,000 km²
Population11,558612,000
Density42 / km²2.3 / km²
CapitalMata-Utu—
RegionPolynesiaNorthern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours03

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Wallis and Futuna sits at about 14°S and is stretched to 1.06× 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Wallis and Futuna bigger than Western Sahara?
No. Wallis and Futuna is 971 times smaller than Western Sahara. Wallis and Futuna covers 274 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
How many times does Wallis and Futuna fit into Western Sahara?
About 971 times: Western Sahara has 971× the area of Wallis and Futuna.
Why do Wallis and Futuna and Western Sahara look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Wallis and Futuna is drawn about 1.06× 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, Wallis and Futuna or Western Sahara?
Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 11,558. Density: Wallis and Futuna 42 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².
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