Benin vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 6.98 times larger than Benin. Benin would fit into Mozambique about 7.0 times.
BeninMozambiqueBenin moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
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Benin is 0.14× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 6.98× the size of Benin.
| Benin | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 114,763 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 14,814,460 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 129 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Porto-Novo | Maputo |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Benin sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× its true area; Mozambique at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Benin bigger than Mozambique?
- No. Benin is 6.98 times smaller than Mozambique. Benin covers 114,763 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Benin fit into Mozambique?
- About 7.0 times: Mozambique has 6.98× the area of Benin.
- Why do Benin and Mozambique look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Benin is drawn about 1.03× its true area there and Mozambique about 1.1×. 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, Benin or Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 14,814,460. Density: Benin 129 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².