Total & land area: Mozambique vs Zambia size comparison

Mozambique is slightly bigger by total area compared to Zambia: 309,496 sq mi vs 290,587 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Mozambique is 303,623 sq mi vs 287,024 sq mi for Zambia.

Mozambique ranks 35/197 by total surface area vs 38/197 for Zambia.
Mozambique occupies 0.53% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.5% for Zambia.
52.8% of Mozambique's area is agricultural land vs 32.1% in Zambia.
Mozambique has 0.87% of the world's agricultural land area — Zambia has 0.5%.
45.8% of Mozambique is covered by forests, compared to 59.5% in Zambia.
0.89% of the world's forests are in Mozambique, and 1.1% are in Zambia.

True size map comparison: Mozambique vs Zambia

See how Mozambique and Zambia 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	Zambia
Total area	309,496 sq mi	290,587 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1.07	1
Total area rank	35/197	38/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.16%	0.15%
Land area	303,623 sq mi	287,024 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1.06	1
Land area rank	34/197	37/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.53%	0.5%
Population	34,631,766	21,314,956
Population density	120.7 ppl/mi²	78.5 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Mozambique	Zambia
Forest area	139,099 sq mi	170,848 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	45.8%	59.5%
Forest area rank	18/196	17/196
World's forests share	0.89%	1.1%
Agricultural land area	160,280 sq mi	92,043 sq mi
Agricultural land share	52.8%	32.1%
Agricultural land area rank	23/194	47/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.87%	0.5%
Arable land	21,815 sq mi	14,672 sq mi
Arable land share	7.18%	5.11%
Arable land area rank	43/191	62/191
Permanent cropland	1,539 sq mi	150.6 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.51%	0.05%
Permanent cropland area rank	59/192	130/192
Water area	5,873 sq mi	3,563 sq mi
Water as share of total area	1.9%	1.23%
Water area rank	32/197	48/197
Roads length	19,314 mi	42,049 mi
Land borders length	2,972 mi	3,755 mi
Coastline length	1,535 mi	0 mi
Share of marine protected waters	2.2%	n/a

Mozambique vs Zambia 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 Zambia 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.