Ethiopia vs Vanuatu
Ethiopia is 90.6 times larger than Vanuatu. Vanuatu would fit into Ethiopia about 91 times.
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Ethiopia is 90.6× the area of Vanuatu.
| Ethiopia | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 335,169 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Port-Vila |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 90.6 times larger than Vanuatu. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Vanuatu fit into Ethiopia?
- About 91 times: Ethiopia has 90.6× the area of Vanuatu.
- Why do Ethiopia and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 335,169. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².