Equatorial Guinea vs Zambia
Zambia is 26.8 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Zambia about 27 times.
Equatorial GuineaZambiaEquatorial Guinea moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.04× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 26.8× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Lusaka |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Zambia?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 26.8 times smaller than Zambia. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Zambia?
- About 27 times: Zambia has 26.8× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Zambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea is drawn about 1.0× 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, Equatorial Guinea or Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Zambia 29 per km².