Mozambique vs Yemen
Mozambique is 76% larger than Yemen. Yemen would fit into Mozambique about 1.8 times.
MozambiqueYemenMozambique moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
1.76×
Mozambique is 1.76× the area of Yemen.
| Mozambique | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Sana'a |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
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; Yemen 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 Yemen?
- Yes. Mozambique is 76% larger than Yemen. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Yemen fit into Mozambique?
- About 1.8 times: Mozambique has 1.76× the area of Yemen.
- Why do Mozambique and Yemen 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 Yemen 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 35,631,653. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Yemen 92 per km².