Eswatini vs Ethiopia
Ethiopia is 63.6 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Ethiopia about 64 times.
EswatiniEthiopiaEswatini moved onto Ethiopia · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 0.02× the area of Ethiopia. Put the other way, Ethiopia is 63.6× the size of Eswatini.
| Eswatini | Ethiopia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 1,104,300 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 135,472,051 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Addis Ababa |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eswatini sits at about 27°S 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 Eswatini bigger than Ethiopia?
- No. Eswatini is 63.6 times smaller than Ethiopia. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Ethiopia?
- About 64 times: Ethiopia has 63.6× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eswatini and Ethiopia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini 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, Eswatini or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Ethiopia 123 per km².