Mozambique is 1.05× the size of Zambia
Mozambique covers about 788,000 km² (304,000 mi²) and Zambia about 752,000 km² (290,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 788,000km²Mozambique
- 752,000km²Zambia
200 km
- Mozambique
- Zambia
What fits
- Zambia is 95% of the size of Mozambique.
- Mozambique is larger by 36,500 km² (14,100 mi²), which is 4.9% of the area of Zambia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Mozambique is about 25.7, Zambia about 24.5.
How they differ
- Mozambique also has the larger population: 29.7 million against 19.6 million, 1.51× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 38 in Mozambique against 26 in Zambia: Mozambique is 1.44× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 934 km apart.
- Together Mozambique and Zambia cover 1,540,000 km², close to the size of Mongolia (1,565,000 km², 1.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 36,500 km², is about the size of Taiwan (36,200 km²).
- At Zambia's density, Mozambique would have 20.6 million people (it has 29.7 million). At Mozambique's density, Zambia would have 28.3 million (it has 19.6 million).
- Zambia's centre is 3.7° of latitude, about 420 km, farther north than Mozambique's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Mozambique | 1.05× |
| More people | Mozambique | 1.51× |
| More crowded | Mozambique | 1.44× |
| Farther north | Zambia | 3.7° of latitude |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Mozambique | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 25.7× | 24.5× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 3.23× | 3.08× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 2.20× | 2.10× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 2.11× | 2.01× |
| France 548,000 km² | 1.44× | 1.37× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.25× | 0.24× |
| 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× | 0.04× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Mozambique | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 788,000 km²304,000 mi² | 752,000 km²290,000 mi² |
| Population | 29.7 millionWikidata, 2017 | 19.6 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Density | 38 per km² | 26 per km² |
| Official area | 802,000 km²Wikidata | 753,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Maputo | Lusaka |
| Latitude range | 27°S to 10°S | 18°S to 8°S |
| Continent | Africa | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2022, 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 753,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 752,000 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