Ethiopia vs Mali
Mali is 12% larger than Ethiopia.
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Ethiopia is 0.89× the area of Mali. Put the other way, Mali is 1.12× the size of Ethiopia.
| Ethiopia | Mali | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 1,240,192 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 25,198,821 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Bamako |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| 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; Mali at 17° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- No. Ethiopia is 11% smaller than Mali. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Mali covers 1,240,192 km².
- How many times does Ethiopia fit into Mali?
- About 1.1 times: Mali has 1.12× the area of Ethiopia.
- Why do Ethiopia and Mali 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 Mali about 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 25,198,821. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Mali 20 per km².