Barbados vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 890 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Zimbabwe about 890 times.
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Barbados is 0.0× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 890× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | Harare |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Barbados sits at about 13°N 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 Barbados bigger than Zimbabwe?
- No. Barbados is 890 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Barbados covers 439 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 890 times: Zimbabwe has 890× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Zimbabwe look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados 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, Barbados or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².