Mozambique vs Senegal
Mozambique is 4.07 times larger than Senegal. Senegal would fit into Mozambique about 4.1 times.
MozambiqueSenegalMozambique moved onto Senegal · Equal-area projection
4.07×
Mozambique is 4.07× the area of Senegal.
| Mozambique | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Dakar |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| 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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Yes. Mozambique is 4.07 times larger than Senegal. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Senegal fit into Mozambique?
- About 4.1 times: Mozambique has 4.07× the area of Senegal.
- Why do Mozambique and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 18,931,966. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Senegal 96 per km².