Mozambique vs Turkmenistan
Mozambique is 63% larger than Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan would fit into Mozambique about 1.6 times.
MozambiqueTurkmenistanMozambique moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
1.63×
Mozambique is 1.63× the area of Turkmenistan.
| Mozambique | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Ashgabat |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
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; Turkmenistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkmenistan looks so much bigger than it is next to Mozambique. 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 Turkmenistan?
- Yes. Mozambique is 63% larger than Turkmenistan. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Turkmenistan fit into Mozambique?
- About 1.6 times: Mozambique has 1.63× the area of Turkmenistan.
- Why do Mozambique and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan about 1.66×. That is why Turkmenistan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Mozambique. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Mozambique or Turkmenistan?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 7,618,847. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².