Equatorial Guinea vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 13.9 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Zimbabwe about 14 times.
Equatorial GuineaZimbabweEquatorial Guinea moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.07× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 13.9× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Harare |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; 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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Zimbabwe?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 13.9 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 14 times: Zimbabwe has 13.9× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe 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 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, Equatorial Guinea or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².