Chad vs Zambia
Chad is 71% larger than Zambia. Zambia would fit into Chad about 1.7 times.
ChadZambiaChad moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
1.71×
Chad is 1.71× the area of Zambia.
| Chad | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Lusaka |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× its true area; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Chad bigger than Zambia?
- Yes. Chad is 71% larger than Zambia. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Zambia fit into Chad?
- About 1.7 times: Chad has 1.71× the area of Zambia.
- Why do Chad and Zambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× its true area there and Zambia about 1.06×. 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, Chad or Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 21,003,705. Density: Chad 16 per km², Zambia 29 per km².