Uganda vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 62% larger than Uganda. Uganda would fit into Zimbabwe about 1.6 times.
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Uganda is 0.62× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 1.62× the size of Uganda.
| Uganda | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 241,038 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 51,384,894 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 213 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Kampala | Harare |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
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; 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 Uganda bigger than Zimbabwe?
- No. Uganda is 38% smaller than Zimbabwe. Uganda covers 241,038 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Uganda fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 1.6 times: Zimbabwe has 1.62× the area of Uganda.
- Why do Uganda and Zimbabwe 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 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, Uganda or Zimbabwe?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 16,950,795. Density: Uganda 213 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².