Country size comparison

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Zambia is about 1.9 times bigger than California.

California is approximately 403,882 sq km, while Zambia is approximately 752,618 sq km, making Zambia 86% larger than California. Meanwhile, the population of California is ~37.3 million people (17.6 million fewer people live in Zambia).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of California vs. Zambia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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