Ecuador vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 3.12 times larger than Ecuador. Ecuador would fit into Mozambique about 3.1 times.
EcuadorMozambiqueEcuador moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
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Ecuador is 0.32× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 3.12× the size of Ecuador.
| Ecuador | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Maputo |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ecuador sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Ecuador bigger than Mozambique?
- No. Ecuador is 3.12 times smaller than Mozambique. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Ecuador fit into Mozambique?
- About 3.1 times: Mozambique has 3.12× the area of Ecuador.
- Why do Ecuador and Mozambique look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ecuador is drawn about 1.0× 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, Ecuador or Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 18,289,896. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².