Eswatini vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 22.5 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Zimbabwe about 23 times.
EswatiniZimbabweEswatini moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 0.04× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 22.5× the size of Eswatini.
| Eswatini | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Harare |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; 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 Eswatini bigger than Zimbabwe?
- No. Eswatini is 22.5 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 23 times: Zimbabwe has 22.5× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eswatini and Zimbabwe 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 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, Eswatini or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².