Moldova vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 11.5 times larger than Moldova. Moldova would fit into Zimbabwe about 12 times.
MoldovaZimbabweMoldova moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Moldova is 0.09× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 11.5× the size of Moldova.
| Moldova | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 33,844 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 2,360,527 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 70 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Chisinau | Harare |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Moldova sits at about 47°N and is stretched to 2.17× its true area; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. That difference is why Moldova looks so much bigger than it is next to Zimbabwe. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Moldova bigger than Zimbabwe?
- No. Moldova is 11.5 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Moldova covers 33,844 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Moldova fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 12 times: Zimbabwe has 11.5× the area of Moldova.
- Why do Moldova and Zimbabwe look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Moldova is drawn about 2.17× its true area there and Zimbabwe about 1.12×. That is why Moldova looks so much bigger than it really is next to Zimbabwe. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Moldova or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 2,360,527. Density: Moldova 70 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².