Peru vs Zimbabwe
Peru is 3.29 times larger than Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe would fit into Peru about 3.3 times.
PeruZimbabwePeru moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
3.29×
Peru is 3.29× the area of Zimbabwe.
| Peru | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,285,216 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 34,576,665 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 27 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Lima | Harare |
| Region | South America | 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. Peru sits at about 9°S and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Peru bigger than Zimbabwe?
- Yes. Peru is 3.29 times larger than Zimbabwe. Peru covers 1,285,216 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Zimbabwe fit into Peru?
- About 3.3 times: Peru has 3.29× the area of Zimbabwe.
- Why do Peru and Zimbabwe 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 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, Peru or Zimbabwe?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 16,950,795. Density: Peru 27 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².