Egypt vs Zimbabwe
Egypt is 2.59 times larger than Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe would fit into Egypt about 2.6 times.
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Egypt is 2.59× the area of Zimbabwe.
| Egypt | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Harare |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 4 |
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; 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 Egypt bigger than Zimbabwe?
- Yes. Egypt is 2.59 times larger than Zimbabwe. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Zimbabwe fit into Egypt?
- About 2.6 times: Egypt has 2.59× the area of Zimbabwe.
- Why do Egypt and Zimbabwe 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 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, Egypt or Zimbabwe?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 16,950,795. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².