Vanuatu vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 32.1 times larger than Vanuatu. Vanuatu would fit into Zimbabwe about 32 times.
VanuatuZimbabweVanuatu moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Vanuatu is 0.03× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 32.1× the size of Vanuatu.
| Vanuatu | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 12,190 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 335,169 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 27 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Port-Vila | Harare |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; 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 Vanuatu bigger than Zimbabwe?
- No. Vanuatu is 32.1 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Vanuatu covers 12,190 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Vanuatu fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 32 times: Zimbabwe has 32.1× the area of Vanuatu.
- Why do Vanuatu and Zimbabwe 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 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, Vanuatu or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 335,169. Density: Vanuatu 27 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².