Africa · Eastern Africa
Mozambique
Mozambique covers about 788,000 km² (304,000 mi²), the 37th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Turkey, at about 780,000 km².
- 788,000km²Area, main territory
- 29.7 millionPopulation
- 25.7In Belgiums
200 km
- Mozambique
Facts
| Area, main territory | 788,000 km²304,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 802,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 25.7 |
| Capital | Maputo |
| Population | 29.7 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 38 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 27°S to 10°S |
| In other languages | Mosambik Deutsch · Moçambique Português · モザンビーク 日本語 · 莫桑比克 中文 · 모잠비크 한국어 |
| Continent | Africa#16 of 54 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Mozambique
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 21.5× the size of Mozambique.
- At 38 people per km², Mozambique is the 128th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- Mozambique lies at 17°S, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.1×.
- Laid out flat, Mozambique's main territory stretches about 1,820 km north to south and 1,140 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 802,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 788,000 km², to within 2%.
How Mozambique measures up
Mozambique holds 2.6% of the land area and 2.1% of the people of the 54 countries listed for Africa. In Eastern Africa it is the 3rd largest of 17.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 788,000 km² | 36th of 239 |
| Population | 29.7 million | 50th of 237 |
| Density | 38 per km² | 128th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 17.2°S | 195th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Mozambique is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 25.7× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 3.23× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 2.20× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 2.11× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1.44× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.25× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.09× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.08× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.05× its size |
Where Mozambique sits
- Mozambique's centre lies at 17.2°S, 35.6°E, in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,910 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 27°S to 10°S, about 1,820 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Mozambique had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Mozambique would have 987.5 million people. It has 29.7 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Mozambique would have 2.9 million people. It has 29.7 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 57.0 million.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2017; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11