French Polynesia vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 93.8 times larger than French Polynesia. French Polynesia would fit into Zimbabwe about 94 times.
French PolynesiaZimbabweFrench Polynesia moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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French Polynesia is 0.01× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 93.8× the size of French Polynesia.
| French Polynesia | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,167 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 282,465 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Papeete | Harare |
| Region | Polynesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. French Polynesia sits at about 15°S and is stretched to 1.07× 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 French Polynesia bigger than Zimbabwe?
- No. French Polynesia is 93.8 times smaller than Zimbabwe. French Polynesia covers 4,167 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does French Polynesia fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 94 times: Zimbabwe has 93.8× the area of French Polynesia.
- Why do French Polynesia and Zimbabwe look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. French Polynesia is drawn about 1.07× 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, French Polynesia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 282,465. Density: French Polynesia 68 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².