Vanuatu vs Zambia
Zambia is 61.7 times larger than Vanuatu. Vanuatu would fit into Zambia about 62 times.
VanuatuZambiaVanuatu moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Vanuatu is 0.02× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 61.7× the size of Vanuatu.
| Vanuatu | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 12,190 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 335,169 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 27 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Port-Vila | Lusaka |
| Region | Melanesia | 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. Vanuatu sits at about 16°S and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Vanuatu bigger than Zambia?
- No. Vanuatu is 61.7 times smaller than Zambia. Vanuatu covers 12,190 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Vanuatu fit into Zambia?
- About 62 times: Zambia has 61.7× the area of Vanuatu.
- Why do Vanuatu and Zambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Vanuatu is drawn about 1.08× 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, Vanuatu or Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 335,169. Density: Vanuatu 27 per km², Zambia 29 per km².