Greenland vs Saudi Arabia: size comparison
Greenland and Saudi Arabia are almost the same size: Greenland is only 1% larger.
- Greenland 2,166,086 km²
- Saudi Arabia 2,149,690 km²
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Why they look different on a map
Greenland is centred around 75°N and Saudi Arabia around 24°N. At those latitudes the Mercator projection used by most world maps draws Greenland 14 times and Saudi Arabia 1.2 times larger than they would appear at the equator.
So on a typical world map, Greenland looks 12 times the size of Saudi Arabia. In reality Greenland is 1.01 times the size of Saudi Arabia.
| Country | True area | Centred around | Mercator enlargement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenland | 2,166,086 km² | 75°N | ×14 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,149,690 km² | 24°N | ×1.2 |
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 Saudi Arabia: questions
Which is bigger, Greenland or Saudi Arabia?
Greenland and Saudi Arabia are almost the same size: Greenland is only 1% larger. Greenland covers 2,166,086 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,149,690 km².
Why do Greenland and Saudi Arabia look a different size on world maps?
Greenland is centred around 75°N and Saudi Arabia around 24°N. At those latitudes the Mercator projection used by most world maps draws Greenland 14 times and Saudi Arabia 1.2 times larger than they would appear at the equator. So on a typical world map, Greenland looks 12 times the size of Saudi Arabia.
How many times does Saudi Arabia fit into Greenland?
Only once: the two are within 1% of each other, so Saudi Arabia covers almost all of Greenland.