Ethiopia vs Philippines

Ethiopia is 3.22 times larger than Philippines. Philippines would fit into Ethiopia about 3.2 times.

EthiopiaPhilippinesEthiopia moved onto Philippines · Equal-area projection
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Ethiopia is 3.22× the area of Philippines.
EthiopiaPhilippines
Area1,104,300 km²343,448 km²
Population135,472,051116,786,962
Density123 / km²340 / km²
CapitalAddis AbabaManila
RegionEastern AfricaSouth-Eastern Asia
CoastlineLandlockedHas a coast
Neighbours70

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; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
Yes. Ethiopia is 3.22 times larger than Philippines. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
How many times does Philippines fit into Ethiopia?
About 3.2 times: Ethiopia has 3.22× the area of Philippines.
Why do Ethiopia and Philippines 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 Philippines about 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 116,786,962. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Philippines 340 per km².