Maldives vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 2,690 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Mozambique about 2690 times.
MaldivesMozambiqueMaldives moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
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Maldives is 0.0× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 2,690× the size of Maldives.
| Maldives | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 298 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 529,676 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 1,777 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Male | Maputo |
| Region | Southern 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. Maldives sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Maldives bigger than Mozambique?
- No. Maldives is 2,690 times smaller than Mozambique. Maldives covers 298 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Mozambique?
- About 2690 times: Mozambique has 2,690× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Maldives and Mozambique look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Maldives is drawn about 1.0× 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, Maldives or Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 529,676. Density: Maldives 1,777 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².