Greenland vs Algeria: size comparison
Algeria is 1.10 times the size of Greenland.
- Greenland 2,166,086 km²
- Algeria 2,381,740 km²
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Why they look different on a map
Greenland is centred around 75°N and Algeria around 28°N. At those latitudes the Mercator projection used by most world maps draws Greenland 14 times and Algeria 1.3 times larger than they would appear at the equator.
So on a typical world map, Greenland looks 10 times the size of Algeria. In reality Algeria is 1.10 times the size of Greenland. The map gets it backwards: the country that looks bigger is actually the smaller one.
| Country | True area | Centred around | Mercator enlargement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenland | 2,166,086 km² | 75°N | ×14 |
| Algeria | 2,381,740 km² | 28°N | ×1.3 |
The stretch is 1 divided by the cosine of the latitude, squared. At 60° north a country is drawn four times larger than the same country would be at the equator.
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Greenland vs Algeria: questions
Which is bigger, Greenland or Algeria?
Algeria is 1.10 times the size of Greenland. Greenland covers 2,166,086 km² and Algeria covers 2,381,740 km².
Why do Greenland and Algeria look a different size on world maps?
Greenland is centred around 75°N and Algeria around 28°N. At those latitudes the Mercator projection used by most world maps draws Greenland 14 times and Algeria 1.3 times larger than they would appear at the equator. So on a typical world map, Greenland looks 10 times the size of Algeria.
How many times does Greenland fit into Algeria?
By area, Greenland would fit into Algeria about 1.10 times.