Macao vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 6,970 times larger than Macao. Macao would fit into Mozambique about 6970 times.
MacaoMozambiqueMacao moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
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Macao is 0.0× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 6,970× the size of Macao.
| Macao | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 115 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 685,900 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 5,964 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | — | Maputo |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Macao sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Macao bigger than Mozambique?
- No. Macao is 6,970 times smaller than Mozambique. Macao covers 115 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Macao fit into Mozambique?
- About 6970 times: Mozambique has 6,970× the area of Macao.
- Why do Macao and Mozambique look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Macao is drawn about 1.17× 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, Macao or Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 685,900. Density: Macao 5,964 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².