Montenegro vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 28.1 times larger than Montenegro. Montenegro would fit into Zimbabwe about 28 times.
MontenegroZimbabweMontenegro moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Montenegro is 0.04× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 28.1× the size of Montenegro.
| Montenegro | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,883 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 623,129 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 45 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Podgorica | Harare |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Montenegro sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.86× its true area; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. That difference is why Montenegro 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 Montenegro bigger than Zimbabwe?
- No. Montenegro is 28.1 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Montenegro covers 13,883 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Montenegro fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 28 times: Zimbabwe has 28.1× the area of Montenegro.
- Why do Montenegro and Zimbabwe look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Montenegro is drawn about 1.86× its true area there and Zimbabwe about 1.12×. That is why Montenegro 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, Montenegro or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 623,129. Density: Montenegro 45 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².