Guyana vs Zambia
Zambia is 3.5 times larger than Guyana. Guyana would fit into Zambia about 3.5 times.
GuyanaZambiaGuyana moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Guyana is 0.29× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 3.5× the size of Guyana.
| Guyana | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 214,970 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 835,986 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 3.9 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Georgetown | Lusaka |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guyana sits at about 5°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Guyana bigger than Zambia?
- No. Guyana is 3.5 times smaller than Zambia. Guyana covers 214,970 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Guyana fit into Zambia?
- About 3.5 times: Zambia has 3.5× the area of Guyana.
- Why do Guyana and Zambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guyana is drawn about 1.01× 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, Guyana or Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 835,986. Density: Guyana 3.9 per km², Zambia 29 per km².