Country size comparison

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Zimbabwe is about 1.9 times smaller than Zambia.

Zambia is approximately 752,618 sq km, while Zimbabwe is approximately 390,757 sq km, making Zimbabwe 51.92% the size of Zambia. Meanwhile, the population of Zambia is ~19.6 million people (4.5 million fewer people live in Zimbabwe).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Zambia vs. Zimbabwe uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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