Total & land area: Mozambique vs Norway size comparison

Mozambique is 2.08 times bigger by total area compared to Norway: 309,496 sq mi vs 148,729 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Mozambique is 303,623 sq mi vs 140,645 sq mi for Norway — a 2.16 times difference in territory size.

Mozambique ranks 35/197 by total surface area vs 61/197 for Norway.
Mozambique occupies 0.53% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.24% for Norway.
52.8% of Mozambique's area is agricultural land vs 2.7% in Norway.
Mozambique has 0.87% of the world's agricultural land area — Norway has 0.02%.
45.8% of Mozambique is covered by forests, compared to 33.5% in Norway.
0.89% of the world's forests are in Mozambique, and 0.3% are in Norway.

True size map comparison: Mozambique vs Norway

See how Mozambique and Norway compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Mozambique	Norway
Total area	309,496 sq mi	148,729 sq mi
Size difference ratio	2.08	1
Total area rank	35/197	61/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.16%	0.08%
Land area	303,623 sq mi	140,645 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	2.16	1
Land area rank	34/197	62/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.53%	0.24%
Population	34,631,766	5,572,279
Population density	120.7 ppl/mi²	40.3 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Mozambique	Norway
Forest area	139,099 sq mi	47,118 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	45.8%	33.5%
Forest area rank	18/196	50/196
World's forests share	0.89%	0.3%
Agricultural land area	160,280 sq mi	3,792 sq mi
Agricultural land share	52.8%	2.7%
Agricultural land area rank	23/194	141/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.87%	0.02%
Arable land	21,815 sq mi	3,100 sq mi
Arable land share	7.18%	2.2%
Arable land area rank	43/191	114/191
Permanent cropland	1,539 sq mi	11.6 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.51%	0.008%
Permanent cropland area rank	59/192	169/192
Water area	5,873 sq mi	8,084 sq mi
Water as share of total area	1.9%	5.44%
Water area rank	32/197	27/197
Roads length	19,314 mi	60,737 mi
Land borders length	2,972 mi	1,594 mi
Coastline length	1,535 mi	15,626 mi
Share of marine protected waters	2.2%	1%

Mozambique vs Norway size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The map above outlines the borders of Mozambique and Norway but is not accurate for size comparison because it's a 2d map with Mercator projection that distorts territories near the poles. The farther a country is from the equator, the more magnified it appears. More about country size projections.