Ethiopia vs Peru
Peru is 16% larger than Ethiopia.
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Ethiopia is 0.86× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 1.16× the size of Ethiopia.
| Ethiopia | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Lima |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 5 |
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; Peru at 9° S is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- No. Ethiopia is 14% smaller than Peru. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Ethiopia fit into Peru?
- About 1.2 times: Peru has 1.16× the area of Ethiopia.
- Why do Ethiopia and Peru 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 Peru about 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 34,576,665. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Peru 27 per km².