Japan vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 2.12 times larger than Japan. Japan would fit into Mozambique about 2.1 times.
JapanMozambiqueJapan moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
0.47×
Japan is 0.47× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 2.12× the size of Japan.
| Japan | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Maputo |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Japan sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.59× 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 Japan bigger than Mozambique?
- No. Japan is 2.12 times smaller than Mozambique. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Japan fit into Mozambique?
- About 2.1 times: Mozambique has 2.12× the area of Japan.
- Why do Japan and Mozambique look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Japan is drawn about 1.59× 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, Japan or Mozambique?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 35,631,653. Density: Japan 326 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².