Saint Barthélemy vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 16,282 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Zimbabwe about 16282 times.
Saint BarthélemyZimbabweSaint Barthélemy moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Saint Barthélemy is 0.0× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 16,282× the size of Saint Barthélemy.
| Saint Barthélemy | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 24 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 10,124 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 422 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Gustavia | Harare |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Saint Barthélemy sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Saint Barthélemy bigger than Zimbabwe?
- No. Saint Barthélemy is 16,282 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 16282 times: Zimbabwe has 16,282× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Saint Barthélemy and Zimbabwe look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Barthélemy is drawn about 1.1× 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, Saint Barthélemy or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 10,124. Density: Saint Barthélemy 422 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².