Chad vs Ethiopia
Chad is 16% larger than Ethiopia.
ChadEthiopiaChad moved onto Ethiopia · Equal-area projection
1.16×
Chad is 1.16× the area of Ethiopia.
| Chad | Ethiopia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 1,104,300 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 135,472,051 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Addis Ababa |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than Ethiopia?
- Yes. Chad is 16% larger than Ethiopia. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km².
- How many times does Ethiopia fit into Chad?
- About 1.2 times: Chad has 1.16× the area of Ethiopia.
- Why do Chad and Ethiopia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 21,003,705. Density: Chad 16 per km², Ethiopia 123 per km².