Egypt vs Mozambique
Egypt is 26% larger than Mozambique.
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1.26×
Egypt is 1.26× the area of Mozambique.
| Egypt | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Maputo |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 6 |
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; 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 Egypt bigger than Mozambique?
- Yes. Egypt is 26% larger than Mozambique. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Mozambique fit into Egypt?
- About 1.3 times: Egypt has 1.26× the area of Mozambique.
- Why do Egypt and Mozambique 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 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, Egypt or Mozambique?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 35,631,653. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².