Mozambique vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 2.81 times larger than Mozambique. Mozambique would fit into Saudi Arabia about 2.8 times.
MozambiqueSaudi ArabiaMozambique moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
0.36×
Mozambique is 0.36× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 2.81× the size of Mozambique.
| Mozambique | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Riyadh |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Mozambique is 2.81 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Mozambique fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 2.8 times: Saudi Arabia has 2.81× the area of Mozambique.
- Why do Mozambique and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 35,631,653. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².