Country size comparison

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Republic of the Congo is about 3 times bigger than Benin.

Benin is approximately 112,622 sq km, while Republic of the Congo is approximately 342,000 sq km, making Republic of the Congo 204% larger than Benin. Meanwhile, the population of Benin is ~13.8 million people (8.2 million fewer people live in Republic of the Congo).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Benin vs. Republic of the Congo uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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