Ethiopia vs Namibia
Ethiopia is 34% larger than Namibia.
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1.34×
Ethiopia is 1.34× the area of Namibia.
| Ethiopia | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Windhoek |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 4 |
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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 34% larger than Namibia. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Namibia fit into Ethiopia?
- About 1.3 times: Ethiopia has 1.34× the area of Namibia.
- Why do Ethiopia and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 3,092,816. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².