Egypt vs Ethiopia
Ethiopia is 9% larger than Egypt.
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Egypt is 0.91× the area of Ethiopia. Put the other way, Ethiopia is 1.09× the size of Egypt.
| Egypt | Ethiopia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 1,104,300 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 135,472,051 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Addis Ababa |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Ethiopia?
- No. Egypt is 9% smaller than Ethiopia. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km².
- How many times does Egypt fit into Ethiopia?
- About 1.1 times: Ethiopia has 1.09× the area of Egypt.
- Why do Egypt and Ethiopia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 118,365,995. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Ethiopia 123 per km².