Mozambique vs Peru
Peru is 60% larger than Mozambique. Mozambique would fit into Peru about 1.6 times.
MozambiquePeruMozambique moved onto Peru · Equal-area projection
0.62×
Mozambique is 0.62× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 1.6× the size of Mozambique.
| Mozambique | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Lima |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
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; Peru at 9° S is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- No. Mozambique is 38% smaller than Peru. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Mozambique fit into Peru?
- About 1.6 times: Peru has 1.6× the area of Mozambique.
- Why do Mozambique and Peru 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 Peru about 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 34,576,665. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Peru 27 per km².