Uganda vs Zambia
Zambia is 3.12 times larger than Uganda. Uganda would fit into Zambia about 3.1 times.
UgandaZambiaUganda moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Uganda is 0.32× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 3.12× the size of Uganda.
| Uganda | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 241,038 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 51,384,894 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 213 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Kampala | Lusaka |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Uganda sits at about 1°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Uganda bigger than Zambia?
- No. Uganda is 3.12 times smaller than Zambia. Uganda covers 241,038 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Uganda fit into Zambia?
- About 3.1 times: Zambia has 3.12× the area of Uganda.
- Why do Uganda and Zambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Uganda is drawn about 1.0× 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, Uganda or Zambia?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 21,913,874. Density: Uganda 213 per km², Zambia 29 per km².