Zimbabwe is 1.01× the size of Yunnan
Zimbabwe (Africa) covers about 389,000 km² (150,000 mi²) and Yunnan (province of China) about 385,000 km² (149,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 389,000km²Zimbabwe
- 385,000km²Yunnan
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- Zimbabwe
- Yunnan
What fits
- Yunnan is 99% of the size of Zimbabwe.
- Zimbabwe is larger by 3,940 km² (1,520 mi²), which is 1.0% of the area of Yunnan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Zimbabwe is about 12.7, Yunnan about 12.6.
How they differ
- Zimbabwe is larger, but Yunnan has the larger population: 47.2 million against 15.2 million, 3.11× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 122 in Yunnan against 39 in Zimbabwe: Yunnan is 3.14× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,160 km apart.
- On a standard web map Yunnan looks larger than Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe at 19°S is drawn about 1.1× too large and Yunnan at 25°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Yunnan as 1.08× the size of Zimbabwe, when Zimbabwe is 1.01× the size of Yunnan.
- Together Zimbabwe and Yunnan cover 775,000 km², close to the size of Turkey (780,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,940 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Yunnan's density, Zimbabwe would have 47.7 million people (it has 15.2 million). At Zimbabwe's density, Yunnan would have 15.0 million (it has 47.2 million).
- Yunnan's centre is 44.0° of latitude, about 4,890 km, farther north than Zimbabwe's.
- Zimbabwe ranks 62nd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Yunnan is the 8th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 4.1% of its area; it is the 25th most densely populated of them.
- Yunnan lies about 44° of latitude (roughly 4,890 km) north of Zimbabwe, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Zimbabwe would have about 25,650 m² and each person in Yunnan about 8,160 m².
- Laid side by side, Zimbabwe and Yunnan would cover 775,000 km², about the same size as Turkey.
- Together they have 62.4 million people, about as many people as South Africa.
- Counted as a country, Yunnan would rank 62nd by area and 32nd by population.
Side by side
| Zimbabwe | Yunnan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 389,000 km²150,000 mi² | 385,000 km²149,000 mi² |
| Official area | 391,000 km²Wikidata | 394,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 61st of 239worldwide | 8th of 31in China |
| Population | 15.2 millionWikidata, 2022 | 47.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 74th of 237worldwide | 12th of 31in China |
| Density | 39 per km² | 122 per km² |
| Capital | Harare | Kunming |
| Latitude range | 22°S to 16°S | 21°N to 29°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 391,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 389,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 385,000 km² is 2.2% below Wikidata's official figure of 394,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12