Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 1,005 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would fit into Zimbabwe about 1005 times.
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesZimbabweSaint Vincent and the Grenadines moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 0.0× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 1,005× the size of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 389 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 99,924 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Kingstown | 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 Vincent and the Grenadines sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Vincent and the Grenadines bigger than Zimbabwe?
- No. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 1,005 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 1005 times: Zimbabwe has 1,005× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Why do Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Zimbabwe look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is drawn about 1.06× 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 Vincent and the Grenadines or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 99,924. Density: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².