Mozambique vs Namibia
Namibia and Mozambique are almost exactly the same size.
MozambiqueNamibiaMozambique moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
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Mozambique is 0.97× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 1.03× the size of Mozambique.
| Mozambique | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Windhoek |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mozambique sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.1× its true area; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Mozambique bigger than Namibia?
- No. Mozambique and Namibia are almost exactly the same size. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Mozambique fit into Namibia?
- About 1.0 times: Namibia has 1.03× the area of Mozambique.
- Why do Mozambique and Namibia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mozambique is drawn about 1.1× its true area there and Namibia about 1.16×. 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, Mozambique or Namibia?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 3,092,816. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².