Mozambique vs Sudan
Sudan is 2.35 times larger than Mozambique. Mozambique would fit into Sudan about 2.4 times.
MozambiqueSudanMozambique moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
0.43×
Mozambique is 0.43× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 2.35× the size of Mozambique.
| Mozambique | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Khartoum |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Africa |
| 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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Mozambique is 2.35 times smaller than Sudan. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Mozambique fit into Sudan?
- About 2.4 times: Sudan has 2.35× the area of Mozambique.
- Why do Mozambique and Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 35,631,653. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Sudan 27 per km².