Peru vs Zambia
Peru is 71% larger than Zambia. Zambia would fit into Peru about 1.7 times.
PeruZambiaPeru moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
1.71×
Peru is 1.71× the area of Zambia.
| Peru | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,285,216 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 34,576,665 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 27 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Lima | Lusaka |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Peru sits at about 9°S and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Peru bigger than Zambia?
- Yes. Peru is 71% larger than Zambia. Peru covers 1,285,216 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Zambia fit into Peru?
- About 1.7 times: Peru has 1.71× the area of Zambia.
- Why do Peru and Zambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Peru is drawn about 1.03× 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, Peru or Zambia?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 21,913,874. Density: Peru 27 per km², Zambia 29 per km².