Real size
How big is Mozambique really?
791,000 km²
305,000 sq mi · 36th largest of the 167 here · about the size of Türkiye
Normal web maps show it about the right size
Mozambique covers 791,000 km² (305,000 sq mi), about the size of Türkiye. It sits close to the equator, where normal web maps barely stretch land, so they show it at about its real size, and make countries farther from the equator look bigger than it.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
- Real area
- 791,000 km²
- Size rank
- 36th of 167
- On a normal web map
- About right
- Latitude
- 17°S
Countries about the same size
- TürkiyeAbout the same size
- NamibiaAbout the same size
- ZambiaAbout the same size
- ChileMozambique is 1.1 times the size of Chile
- PakistanPakistan is 1.1 times the size of Mozambique
Mozambique through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Mozambique?
- Mozambique covers about 791,000 km² (305,000 sq mi). It is the 36th largest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Do maps show Mozambique at the right size?
- Mostly. Mozambique lies close enough to the equator that a normal web map draws it only about 1.1 times too big, while countries far to the north or south are drawn several times too big.
- Is Mozambique bigger than Türkiye?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.
- Is Mozambique bigger than Namibia?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.