Tunisia vs Zambia
Zambia is 4.6 times larger than Tunisia. Tunisia would fit into Zambia about 4.6 times.
TunisiaZambiaTunisia moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Tunisia is 0.22× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 4.6× the size of Tunisia.
| Tunisia | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 163,610 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 12,348,573 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 75 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Tunis | Lusaka |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Tunisia sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.46× 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 Tunisia bigger than Zambia?
- No. Tunisia is 4.6 times smaller than Zambia. Tunisia covers 163,610 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Tunisia fit into Zambia?
- About 4.6 times: Zambia has 4.6× the area of Tunisia.
- Why do Tunisia and Zambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Tunisia is drawn about 1.46× 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, Tunisia or Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 12,348,573. Density: Tunisia 75 per km², Zambia 29 per km².