Equatorial Guinea vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 28.6 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Mozambique about 29 times.
Equatorial GuineaMozambiqueEquatorial Guinea moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.03× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 28.6× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Maputo |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N 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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Mozambique?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 28.6 times smaller than Mozambique. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Mozambique?
- About 29 times: Mozambique has 28.6× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Mozambique look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea 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, Equatorial Guinea or Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².