Tibet and Ethiopia are almost exactly the same size

What fits

• Ethiopia is 100% of the size of Tibet.
• The measured areas differ by 2,400 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
• Measured in Belgiums: Tibet is about 36.8, Ethiopia about 36.8.

How they differ

• Tibet is larger, but Ethiopia has the larger population: 128.7 million against 3.6 million, 35.3× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 114 in Ethiopia against 3.2 in Tibet: Ethiopia is 35.4× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 5,630 km apart.
• A standard web map misstates the comparison: Tibet at 32°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Ethiopia at 9°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Tibet as 1.35× the size of Ethiopia instead of 1.00×.
• Together Tibet and Ethiopia cover 2,257,000 km², close to the size of Algeria (2,309,000 km², 2.3% bigger).
• At Ethiopia's density, Tibet would have 129.0 million people (it has 3.6 million). At Tibet's density, Ethiopia would have 3.6 million (it has 128.7 million).
• Tibet's centre is 23.1° of latitude, about 2,570 km, farther north than Ethiopia's.
• Tibet is the 3rd largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 12% of its area; it is the 31st most densely populated of them.
• Ethiopia ranks 28th of 246 countries and territories by area.
• Tibet lies about 23° of latitude (roughly 2,570 km) north of Ethiopia.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Tibet would have about 309,690 m² and each person in Ethiopia about 8,760 m².
• Laid side by side, Tibet and Ethiopia would cover 2,257,000 km², about the same size as Algeria.
• Together they have 132.3 million people, about as many people as Mexico.
• Counted as a country, Tibet would rank 27th by area and 133rd by population.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

• Our measured 1,130,000 km² is 8.0% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,228,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
• Our measured 1,127,000 km² is 2.1% above Wikidata's official figure of 1,104,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.

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