Saint Helena vs Zambia
Zambia is 1,910 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Zambia about 1910 times.
Saint HelenaZambiaSaint Helena moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Saint Helena is 0.0× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 1,910× the size of Saint Helena.
| Saint Helena | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 394 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 5,633 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 14 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Jamestown | Lusaka |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Saint Helena sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Saint Helena bigger than Zambia?
- No. Saint Helena is 1,910 times smaller than Zambia. Saint Helena covers 394 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Zambia?
- About 1910 times: Zambia has 1,910× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Saint Helena and Zambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Helena is drawn about 1.05× 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, Saint Helena or Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 5,633. Density: Saint Helena 14 per km², Zambia 29 per km².