Egypt vs Zambia
Egypt is 34% larger than Zambia.
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1.34×
Egypt is 1.34× the area of Zambia.
| Egypt | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Lusaka |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Zambia?
- Yes. Egypt is 34% larger than Zambia. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Zambia fit into Egypt?
- About 1.3 times: Egypt has 1.34× the area of Zambia.
- Why do Egypt and Zambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Zambia?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 21,913,874. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Zambia 29 per km².