Israel vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 18.8 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Zimbabwe about 19 times.
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Israel is 0.05× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 18.8× the size of Israel.
| Israel | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,770 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 10,122,800 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 487 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Jerusalem | Harare |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Israel sits at about 31°N and is stretched to 1.37× 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 Israel bigger than Zimbabwe?
- No. Israel is 18.8 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Israel covers 20,770 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 19 times: Zimbabwe has 18.8× the area of Israel.
- Why do Israel and Zimbabwe look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Israel is drawn about 1.37× 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, Israel or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 10,122,800. Density: Israel 487 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².