Mali vs Mozambique
Mali is 55% larger than Mozambique. Mozambique would fit into Mali about 1.5 times.
MaliMozambiqueMali moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
1.55×
Mali is 1.55× the area of Mozambique.
| Mali | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,240,192 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 25,198,821 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Bamako | Maputo |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mali sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Mali bigger than Mozambique?
- Yes. Mali is 55% larger than Mozambique. Mali covers 1,240,192 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Mozambique fit into Mali?
- About 1.5 times: Mali has 1.55× the area of Mozambique.
- Why do Mali and Mozambique look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mali is drawn about 1.1× 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, Mali or Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 25,198,821. Density: Mali 20 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².