Paraguay vs Zambia
Zambia is 85% larger than Paraguay. Paraguay would fit into Zambia about 1.9 times.
ParaguayZambiaParaguay moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
0.54×
Paraguay is 0.54× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 1.85× the size of Paraguay.
| Paraguay | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 406,756 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 7,013,078 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 17 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Asuncion | Lusaka |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Paraguay sits at about 23°S and is stretched to 1.18× 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 Paraguay bigger than Zambia?
- No. Paraguay is 46% smaller than Zambia. Paraguay covers 406,756 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Paraguay fit into Zambia?
- About 1.9 times: Zambia has 1.85× the area of Paraguay.
- Why do Paraguay and Zambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Paraguay is drawn about 1.18× 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, Paraguay or Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 7,013,078. Density: Paraguay 17 per km², Zambia 29 per km².