Mozambique vs Niger
Niger is 58% larger than Mozambique. Mozambique would fit into Niger about 1.6 times.
MozambiqueNigerMozambique moved onto Niger · Equal-area projection
0.63×
Mozambique is 0.63× the area of Niger. Put the other way, Niger is 1.58× the size of Mozambique.
| Mozambique | Niger | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 1,267,000 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 27,917,831 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 22 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Niamey |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 7 |
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; Niger at 17° N 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 Mozambique bigger than Niger?
- No. Mozambique is 37% smaller than Niger. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Niger covers 1,267,000 km².
- How many times does Mozambique fit into Niger?
- About 1.6 times: Niger has 1.58× the area of Mozambique.
- Why do Mozambique and Niger 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 Niger 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, Mozambique or Niger?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 27,917,831. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Niger 22 per km².