Trinidad and Tobago vs Zambia
Zambia is 147 times larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago would fit into Zambia about 147 times.
Trinidad and TobagoZambiaTrinidad and Tobago moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Trinidad and Tobago is 0.01× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 147× the size of Trinidad and Tobago.
| Trinidad and Tobago | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,128 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 1,367,764 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 267 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Port-of-Spain | Lusaka |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Trinidad and Tobago sits at about 10°N 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 Trinidad and Tobago bigger than Zambia?
- No. Trinidad and Tobago is 147 times smaller than Zambia. Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Trinidad and Tobago fit into Zambia?
- About 147 times: Zambia has 147× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Why do Trinidad and Tobago and Zambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Trinidad and Tobago 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, Trinidad and Tobago or Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 1,367,764. Density: Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km², Zambia 29 per km².