Yemen vs Zambia
Zambia is 65% larger than Yemen. Yemen would fit into Zambia about 1.7 times.
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0.61×
Yemen is 0.61× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 1.65× the size of Yemen.
| Yemen | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 455,503 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 41,773,878 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 92 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Sana'a | Lusaka |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Yemen sits at about 16°N 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 Yemen bigger than Zambia?
- No. Yemen is 39% smaller than Zambia. Yemen covers 455,503 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Yemen fit into Zambia?
- About 1.7 times: Zambia has 1.65× the area of Yemen.
- Why do Yemen and Zambia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Yemen 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, Yemen or Zambia?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 21,913,874. Density: Yemen 92 per km², Zambia 29 per km².