Eswatini vs Zambia
Zambia is 43.3 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Zambia about 43 times.
EswatiniZambiaEswatini moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 0.02× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 43.3× the size of Eswatini.
| Eswatini | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Lusaka |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eswatini sits at about 27°S 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 Eswatini bigger than Zambia?
- No. Eswatini is 43.3 times smaller than Zambia. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Zambia?
- About 43 times: Zambia has 43.3× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eswatini and Zambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini 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, Eswatini or Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Zambia 29 per km².