Congo vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 14% larger than Congo.
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0.88×
Congo is 0.88× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 1.14× the size of Congo.
| Congo | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 342,000 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 6,484,437 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 19 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Brazzaville | Harare |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Congo sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Congo bigger than Zimbabwe?
- No. Congo is 12% smaller than Zimbabwe. Congo covers 342,000 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Congo fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 1.1 times: Zimbabwe has 1.14× the area of Congo.
- Why do Congo and Zimbabwe look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Congo is drawn about 1.0× 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, Congo or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 6,484,437. Density: Congo 19 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².