Mozambique vs Philippines
Mozambique is 2.33 times larger than Philippines. Philippines would fit into Mozambique about 2.3 times.
MozambiquePhilippinesMozambique moved onto Philippines · Equal-area projection
2.33×
Mozambique is 2.33× the area of Philippines.
| Mozambique | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 343,448 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 116,786,962 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 340 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Manila |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
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; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Yes. Mozambique is 2.33 times larger than Philippines. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
- How many times does Philippines fit into Mozambique?
- About 2.3 times: Mozambique has 2.33× the area of Philippines.
- Why do Mozambique and Philippines 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 Philippines about 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 35,631,653. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Philippines 340 per km².