Ethiopia vs French Polynesia
Ethiopia is 265 times larger than French Polynesia. French Polynesia would fit into Ethiopia about 265 times.
EthiopiaFrench PolynesiaEthiopia moved onto French Polynesia · Equal-area projection
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Ethiopia is 265× the area of French Polynesia.
| Ethiopia | French Polynesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 4,167 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 282,465 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 68 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Papeete |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× its true area; French Polynesia at 15° S is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Ethiopia bigger than French Polynesia?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 265 times larger than French Polynesia. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and French Polynesia covers 4,167 km².
- How many times does French Polynesia fit into Ethiopia?
- About 265 times: Ethiopia has 265× the area of French Polynesia.
- Why do Ethiopia and French Polynesia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× its true area there and French Polynesia about 1.07×. 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, Ethiopia or French Polynesia?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 282,465. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², French Polynesia 68 per km².