Tunisia vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 2.39 times larger than Tunisia. Tunisia would fit into Zimbabwe about 2.4 times.
TunisiaZimbabweTunisia moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
0.42×
Tunisia is 0.42× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 2.39× the size of Tunisia.
| Tunisia | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 163,610 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 12,348,573 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 75 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Tunis | Harare |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; 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 Tunisia bigger than Zimbabwe?
- No. Tunisia is 2.39 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Tunisia covers 163,610 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Tunisia fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 2.4 times: Zimbabwe has 2.39× the area of Tunisia.
- Why do Tunisia and Zimbabwe 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 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, Tunisia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 12,348,573. Density: Tunisia 75 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².