Ethiopia vs Palau
Ethiopia is 2,370 times larger than Palau. Palau would fit into Ethiopia about 2370 times.
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2,370×
Ethiopia is 2,370× the area of Palau.
| Ethiopia | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 17,663 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Koror |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Micronesia |
| 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; Palau at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 2,370 times larger than Palau. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into Ethiopia?
- About 2370 times: Ethiopia has 2,370× the area of Palau.
- Why do Ethiopia and Palau 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 Palau about 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 17,663. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Palau 38 per km².