Ethiopia vs India
India is 2.98 times larger than Ethiopia. Ethiopia would fit into India about 3.0 times.
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Ethiopia is 0.34× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 2.98× the size of Ethiopia.
| Ethiopia | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | New Delhi |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 7 |
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; India at 23° N is stretched to 1.18×. 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 India?
- No. Ethiopia is 2.98 times smaller than India. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does Ethiopia fit into India?
- About 3.0 times: India has 2.98× the area of Ethiopia.
- Why do Ethiopia and India 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 India about 1.18×. 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 India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 135,472,051. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², India 445 per km².