Namibia is 1.04× the size of Mozambique
Namibia covers about 823,000 km² (318,000 mi²) and Mozambique about 788,000 km² (304,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 823,000km²Namibia
- 788,000km²Mozambique
500 km
- Namibia
- Mozambique
What fits
- Mozambique is 96% of the size of Namibia.
- Namibia is larger by 34,300 km² (13,200 mi²), which is 4.3% of the area of Mozambique.
- Measured in Belgiums: Namibia is about 26.8, Mozambique about 25.7.
How they differ
- Namibia is larger, but Mozambique has the larger population: 29.7 million against 2.5 million, 11.7× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 38 in Mozambique against 3.1 in Namibia: Mozambique is 12.2× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,000 km apart.
- Together Namibia and Mozambique cover 1,611,000 km², close to the size of Iran (1,623,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 34,300 km², is about the size of Moldova (33,200 km²).
- At Mozambique's density, Namibia would have 31.0 million people (it has 2.5 million). At Namibia's density, Mozambique would have 2.4 million (it has 29.7 million).
- Mozambique's centre is 4.9° of latitude, about 540 km, farther north than Namibia's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Namibia | 1.04× |
| More people | Mozambique | 11.7× |
| More crowded | Mozambique | 12.2× |
| Farther north | Mozambique | 4.9° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Namibia | 1.2× against 1.1× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Namibia | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 26.8× | 25.7× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 3.37× | 3.23× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 2.30× | 2.20× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 2.20× | 2.11× |
| France 548,000 km² | 1.50× | 1.44× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.26× | 0.25× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.10× | 0.09× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.09× | 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
| Namibia | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 823,000 km²318,000 mi² | 788,000 km²304,000 mi² |
| Population | 2.5 millionWikidata, 2017 | 29.7 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 3.1 per km² | 38 per km² |
| Official area | 826,000 km²Wikidata | 802,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Windhoek | Maputo |
| Latitude range | 29°S to 17°S | 27°S to 10°S |
| Continent | Africa | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2017, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 826,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 823,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 802,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 788,000 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