Australia vs Ethiopia
Australia is 6.97 times larger than Ethiopia. Ethiopia would fit into Australia about 7.0 times.
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6.97×
Australia is 6.97× the area of Ethiopia.
| Australia | Ethiopia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 7,692,024 km² | 1,104,300 km² |
| Population | 27,614,411 | 135,472,051 |
| Density | 3.6 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Canberra | Addis Ababa |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Australia sits at about 26°S and is stretched to 1.23× its true area; Ethiopia at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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.
Questions about this pair
- Is Australia bigger than Ethiopia?
- Yes. Australia is 6.97 times larger than Ethiopia. Australia covers 7,692,024 km² and Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km².
- How many times does Ethiopia fit into Australia?
- About 7.0 times: Australia has 6.97× the area of Ethiopia.
- Why do Australia and Ethiopia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Australia is drawn about 1.23× its true area there and Ethiopia about 1.02×. 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, Australia or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 27,614,411. Density: Australia 3.6 per km², Ethiopia 123 per km².