Ethiopia vs Greenland
Greenland is 96% larger than Ethiopia. Ethiopia would fit into Greenland about 2.0 times.
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Ethiopia is 0.51× the area of Greenland. Put the other way, Greenland is 1.96× the size of Ethiopia.
| Ethiopia | Greenland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 2,166,086 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 56,831 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 0.03 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Nuuk |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern America |
| 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; Greenland at 73° N is stretched to 11.8×. That difference is why Greenland looks so much bigger than it is next to Ethiopia. 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 Greenland?
- No. Ethiopia is 49% smaller than Greenland. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Greenland covers 2,166,086 km².
- How many times does Ethiopia fit into Greenland?
- About 2.0 times: Greenland has 1.96× the area of Ethiopia.
- Why do Ethiopia and Greenland 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 Greenland about 11.8×. That is why Greenland looks so much bigger than it really is next to Ethiopia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Ethiopia or Greenland?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 56,831. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Greenland 0.03 per km².