Malta vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 1,237 times larger than Malta. Malta would fit into Zimbabwe about 1237 times.
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Malta is 0.0× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 1,237× the size of Malta.
| Malta | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 316 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 579,704 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 1,835 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Valletta | Harare |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Malta sits at about 36°N and is stretched to 1.52× 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 Malta bigger than Zimbabwe?
- No. Malta is 1,237 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Malta covers 316 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Malta fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 1237 times: Zimbabwe has 1,237× the area of Malta.
- Why do Malta and Zimbabwe look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malta is drawn about 1.52× 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, Malta or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 579,704. Density: Malta 1,835 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².