Namibia is 1.09× the size of Zambia
Namibia covers about 823,000 km² (318,000 mi²) and Zambia about 752,000 km² (290,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 823,000km²Namibia
- 752,000km²Zambia
500 km
- Namibia
- Zambia
What fits
- Zambia is 91% of the size of Namibia.
- Namibia is larger by 70,800 km² (27,300 mi²), which is 9.4% of the area of Zambia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Namibia is about 26.8, Zambia about 24.5.
How they differ
- Namibia is larger, but Zambia has the larger population: 19.6 million against 2.5 million, 7.74× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 26 in Zambia against 3.1 in Namibia: Zambia is 8.47× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,480 km apart.
- Together Namibia and Zambia cover 1,575,000 km², close to the size of Mongolia (1,565,000 km², 0.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 70,800 km², is about the size of United Arab Emirates (71,100 km²).
- At Zambia's density, Namibia would have 21.5 million people (it has 2.5 million). At Namibia's density, Zambia would have 2.3 million (it has 19.6 million).
- Zambia's centre is 8.6° of latitude, about 960 km, farther north than Namibia's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Namibia | 1.09× |
| More people | Zambia | 7.74× |
| More crowded | Zambia | 8.47× |
| Farther north | Zambia | 8.6° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Namibia | 1.2× against 1.1× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Namibia | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 26.8× | 24.5× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 3.37× | 3.08× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 2.30× | 2.10× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 2.20× | 2.01× |
| France 548,000 km² | 1.50× | 1.37× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.26× | 0.24× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.10× | 0.09× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.09× | 0.08× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.05× | 0.04× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Namibia | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 823,000 km²318,000 mi² | 752,000 km²290,000 mi² |
| Population | 2.5 millionWikidata, 2017 | 19.6 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Density | 3.1 per km² | 26 per km² |
| Official area | 826,000 km²Wikidata | 753,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Windhoek | Lusaka |
| Latitude range | 29°S to 17°S | 18°S to 8°S |
| Continent | Africa | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2022, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 826,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 823,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 753,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 752,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11