Laos vs Zambia
Zambia is 3.18 times larger than Laos. Laos would fit into Zambia about 3.2 times.
LaosZambiaLaos moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
0.31×
Laos is 0.31× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 3.18× the size of Laos.
| Laos | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 236,800 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 7,873,046 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 33 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Vientiane | Lusaka |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Laos sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Laos bigger than Zambia?
- No. Laos is 3.18 times smaller than Zambia. Laos covers 236,800 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Laos fit into Zambia?
- About 3.2 times: Zambia has 3.18× the area of Laos.
- Why do Laos and Zambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Laos is drawn about 1.11× 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, Laos or Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 7,873,046. Density: Laos 33 per km², Zambia 29 per km².