Antarctica vs Mozambique
Antarctica is 17.5 times larger than Mozambique. Mozambique would fit into Antarctica about 17 times.
AntarcticaMozambiqueAntarctica moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
17.5×
Antarctica is 17.5× the area of Mozambique.
| Antarctica | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 14,000,000 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 4,400 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 0.00 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | — | Maputo |
| Region | Antarctica | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antarctica sits at about 85°S and is stretched to 129× its true area; Mozambique at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. That difference is why Antarctica looks so much bigger than it is next to Mozambique. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Antarctica bigger than Mozambique?
- Yes. Antarctica is 17.5 times larger than Mozambique. Antarctica covers 14,000,000 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Mozambique fit into Antarctica?
- About 17 times: Antarctica has 17.5× the area of Mozambique.
- Why do Antarctica and Mozambique look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antarctica is drawn about 129× its true area there and Mozambique about 1.1×. That is why Antarctica looks so much bigger than it really is next to Mozambique. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Antarctica or Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 4,400. Density: Antarctica 0.00 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².