Mozambique is 1.58× the size of Spain

Mozambique covers about 788,000 km² (304,000 mi²) and Spain about 499,000 km² (193,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

788,000km²Mozambique
499,000km²Spain

200 km

Mozambique
Spain

Outlines show main territory. Spain also has about 7,440 km² of overseas territory. These are not drawn, and not counted in the comparison.

What fits

Spain is 63% of the size of Mozambique.
Mozambique is larger by 289,000 km² (112,000 mi²), which is 58% of the area of Spain.
Measured in Belgiums: Mozambique is about 25.7, Spain about 16.3.

How they differ

Mozambique is larger, but Spain has the larger population: 48.6 million against 29.7 million, 1.64× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 96 in Spain against 38 in Mozambique: Spain is 2.55× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 7,570 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Mozambique at 17°S is drawn about 1.1× too large and Spain at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Mozambique as 1.00× the size of Spain instead of 1.58×.
Together Mozambique and Spain cover 1,288,000 km², close to the size of Peru (1,290,000 km², 0.2% bigger).
The gap between them, 289,000 km², is about the size of Philippines (293,000 km²).
At Spain's density, Mozambique would have 75.6 million people (it has 29.7 million). At Mozambique's density, Spain would have 19.1 million (it has 48.6 million).
Spain's centre is 57.5° of latitude, about 6,400 km, farther north than Mozambique's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Mozambique	1.58×
More people	Spain	1.64×
More crowded	Spain	2.55×
Farther north	Spain	57.5° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Spain	1.7× against 1.1×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Mozambique	Spain
Belgium 30,700 km²	25.7×	16.3×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	3.23×	2.05×
Germany 358,000 km²	2.20×	1.40×
Japan 374,000 km²	2.11×	1.34×
France 548,000 km²	1.44×	0.91×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.25×	0.16×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.09×	0.06×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.08×	0.05×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.05×	0.03×

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Mozambique	Spain
Area, main territory	788,000 km²304,000 mi²	499,000 km²193,000 mi²
Area with overseas territory	788,000 km²	507,000 km²
Population	29.7 millionWikidata, 2017	48.6 millionWikidata, 2024
Density	38 per km²	96 per km²
Official area	802,000 km²Wikidata	506,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Maputo	Madrid
Latitude range	27°S to 10°S	35°N to 44°N
Continent	Africa	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2024, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 802,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 788,000 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 506,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 507,000 km², to within 2%.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
Drawing: Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
Data built: 2026-11-11

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