Botswana vs Ethiopia
Ethiopia is 90% larger than Botswana. Botswana would fit into Ethiopia about 1.9 times.
BotswanaEthiopiaBotswana moved onto Ethiopia · Equal-area projection
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Botswana is 0.53× the area of Ethiopia. Put the other way, Ethiopia is 1.9× the size of Botswana.
| Botswana | Ethiopia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 1,104,300 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 135,472,051 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | Addis Ababa |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Botswana bigger than Ethiopia?
- No. Botswana is 47% smaller than Ethiopia. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km².
- How many times does Botswana fit into Ethiopia?
- About 1.9 times: Ethiopia has 1.9× the area of Botswana.
- Why do Botswana and Ethiopia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× 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, Botswana or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 2,562,122. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², Ethiopia 123 per km².