Ethiopia vs Uzbekistan

Ethiopia is 2.46 times larger than Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan would fit into Ethiopia about 2.5 times.

EthiopiaUzbekistanEthiopia moved onto Uzbekistan · Equal-area projection
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Ethiopia is 2.46× the area of Uzbekistan.
EthiopiaUzbekistan
Area1,104,300 km²448,978 km²
Population135,472,05137,053,428
Density123 / km²83 / km²
CapitalAddis AbabaTashkent
RegionEastern AfricaCentral Asia
CoastlineLandlockedLandlocked
Neighbours75

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; Uzbekistan at 42° N is stretched to 1.8×. That difference is why Uzbekistan looks so much bigger than it is next to Ethiopia. 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 Uzbekistan?
Yes. Ethiopia is 2.46 times larger than Uzbekistan. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Uzbekistan covers 448,978 km².
How many times does Uzbekistan fit into Ethiopia?
About 2.5 times: Ethiopia has 2.46× the area of Uzbekistan.
Why do Ethiopia and Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan about 1.8×. That is why Uzbekistan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Ethiopia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Which has more people, Ethiopia or Uzbekistan?
Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 37,053,428. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Uzbekistan 83 per km².