Chile vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 6% larger than Chile.
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Chile is 0.94× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 1.06× the size of Chile.
| Chile | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Maputo |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chile sits at about 36°S and is stretched to 1.53× 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 Chile bigger than Mozambique?
- No. Chile is 6% smaller than Mozambique. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Chile fit into Mozambique?
- About 1.1 times: Mozambique has 1.06× the area of Chile.
- Why do Chile and Mozambique look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chile is drawn about 1.53× 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, Chile or Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 19,859,921. Density: Chile 26 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².