Mozambique is 1.01× the size of Turkey
Mozambique covers about 788,000 km² (304,000 mi²) and Turkey about 780,000 km² (301,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 788,000km²Mozambique
- 780,000km²Turkey
500 km
- Mozambique
- Turkey
What fits
- Turkey is 99% of the size of Mozambique.
- Mozambique is larger by 8,370 km² (3,230 mi²), which is 1.1% of the area of Turkey.
- Measured in Belgiums: Mozambique is about 25.7, Turkey about 25.4.
How they differ
- Mozambique is larger, but Turkey has the larger population: 85.4 million against 29.7 million, 2.88× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 109 in Turkey against 38 in Mozambique: Turkey is 2.91× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,260 km apart.
- On a standard web map Turkey looks larger than Mozambique: Mozambique at 17°S is drawn about 1.1× too large and Turkey at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Turkey as 1.50× the size of Mozambique, when Mozambique is 1.01× the size of Turkey.
- Together Mozambique and Turkey cover 1,569,000 km², close to the size of Mongolia (1,565,000 km², 0.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 8,370 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Turkey's density, Mozambique would have 86.3 million people (it has 29.7 million). At Mozambique's density, Turkey would have 29.4 million (it has 85.4 million).
- Turkey's centre is 56.3° of latitude, about 6,260 km, farther north than Mozambique's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Mozambique | 1.01× |
| More people | Turkey | 2.88× |
| More crowded | Turkey | 2.91× |
| Farther north | Turkey | 56.3° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Turkey | 1.7× against 1.1× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Mozambique | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 25.7× | 25.4× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 3.23× | 3.20× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 2.20× | 2.18× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 2.11× | 2.09× |
| France 548,000 km² | 1.44× | 1.42× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.25× | 0.25× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.09× | 0.09× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.08× | 0.08× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.05× | 0.05× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Mozambique | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 788,000 km²304,000 mi² | 780,000 km²301,000 mi² |
| Population | 29.7 millionWikidata, 2017 | 85.4 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 38 per km² | 109 per km² |
| Official area | 802,000 km²Wikidata | 784,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Maputo | Ankara |
| Latitude range | 27°S to 10°S | 36°N to 42°N |
| Continent | Africa | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2023, 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 784,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 780,000 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