Yemen vs Zimbabwe
Yemen is 17% larger than Zimbabwe.
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1.17×
Yemen is 1.17× the area of Zimbabwe.
| Yemen | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 455,503 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 41,773,878 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 92 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Sana'a | Harare |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; 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 Yemen bigger than Zimbabwe?
- Yes. Yemen is 17% larger than Zimbabwe. Yemen covers 455,503 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Zimbabwe fit into Yemen?
- About 1.2 times: Yemen has 1.17× the area of Zimbabwe.
- Why do Yemen and Zimbabwe 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 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, Yemen or Zimbabwe?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 16,950,795. Density: Yemen 92 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².