Ethiopia vs Uganda
Ethiopia is 4.58 times larger than Uganda. Uganda would fit into Ethiopia about 4.6 times.
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4.58×
Ethiopia is 4.58× the area of Uganda.
| Ethiopia | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Kampala |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| 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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 4.58 times larger than Uganda. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Uganda fit into Ethiopia?
- About 4.6 times: Ethiopia has 4.58× the area of Uganda.
- Why do Ethiopia and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 51,384,894. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Uganda 213 per km².