Angola vs Zimbabwe
Angola is 3.19 times larger than Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe would fit into Angola about 3.2 times.
AngolaZimbabweAngola moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
3.19×
Angola is 3.19× the area of Zimbabwe.
| Angola | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Harare |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Angola sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Angola bigger than Zimbabwe?
- Yes. Angola is 3.19 times larger than Zimbabwe. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Zimbabwe fit into Angola?
- About 3.2 times: Angola has 3.19× the area of Zimbabwe.
- Why do Angola and Zimbabwe look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Angola is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Zimbabwe about 1.12×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Angola or Zimbabwe?
- Angola: 39,040,039 people against 16,950,795. Density: Angola 31 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².