Guyana vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 3.73 times larger than Guyana. Guyana would fit into Mozambique about 3.7 times.
GuyanaMozambiqueGuyana moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
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Guyana is 0.27× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 3.73× the size of Guyana.
| Guyana | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 214,970 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 835,986 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 3.9 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Georgetown | Maputo |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guyana sits at about 5°N and is stretched to 1.01× its true area; Mozambique at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Guyana bigger than Mozambique?
- No. Guyana is 3.73 times smaller than Mozambique. Guyana covers 214,970 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Guyana fit into Mozambique?
- About 3.7 times: Mozambique has 3.73× the area of Guyana.
- Why do Guyana and Mozambique look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guyana is drawn about 1.01× its true area there and Mozambique about 1.1×. 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, Guyana or Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 835,986. Density: Guyana 3.9 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².