Ethiopia vs Libya
Libya is 59% larger than Ethiopia. Ethiopia would fit into Libya about 1.6 times.
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Ethiopia is 0.63× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 1.59× the size of Ethiopia.
| Ethiopia | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Tripoli |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 6 |
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; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- No. Ethiopia is 37% smaller than Libya. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Ethiopia fit into Libya?
- About 1.6 times: Libya has 1.59× the area of Ethiopia.
- Why do Ethiopia and Libya 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 Libya about 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 7,458,555. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².