Eritrea vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 6.82 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Mozambique about 6.8 times.
EritreaMozambiqueEritrea moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.15× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 6.82× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Maputo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Mozambique?
- No. Eritrea is 6.82 times smaller than Mozambique. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Mozambique?
- About 6.8 times: Mozambique has 6.82× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Mozambique look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².