Africa · True size
🇲🇿 Mozambique
2.2×
Mozambique is drawn 2.2× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
790,654 km²
On the old map
2.2×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#110
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.59%
On the old map
Mozambique looks about the same size as Germany on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Mozambique at the size the old map gives it, next to Germany's true size. Mozambique's real area is 790,654 km² — Germany is 356,168 km².
By area
Mozambique is big enough to fit Turkey inside it, by area — 779,808 km² combined.
Mozambique would fit inside Pakistan, Nigeria and Venezuela, by area.
How many fit?
The United Kingdom fits inside Mozambique 3.3 times. United Arab Emirates fits inside Mozambique 11 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Mozambique's middle sits at 17°S, where the stretch is about 1.1×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Mozambique's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.