Brazil vs Zimbabwe
Brazil is 21.8 times larger than Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe would fit into Brazil about 22 times.
BrazilZimbabweBrazil moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
21.8×
Brazil is 21.8× the area of Zimbabwe.
| Brazil | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,515,767 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 212,812,405 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 25 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Brasilia | Harare |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 10 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brazil sits at about 11°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Brazil bigger than Zimbabwe?
- Yes. Brazil is 21.8 times larger than Zimbabwe. Brazil covers 8,515,767 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Zimbabwe fit into Brazil?
- About 22 times: Brazil has 21.8× the area of Zimbabwe.
- Why do Brazil and Zimbabwe look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brazil is drawn about 1.04× 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, Brazil or Zimbabwe?
- Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 16,950,795. Density: Brazil 25 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².