Africa · Eastern Africa
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe covers about 389,000 km² (150,000 mi²), the 62nd largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Norway, at about 382,000 km².
- 389,000km²Area, main territory
- 15.2 millionPopulation
- 12.7In Belgiums
200 km
- Zimbabwe
Facts
| Area, main territory | 389,000 km²150,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 391,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 12.7 |
| Capital | Harare |
| Population | 15.2 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Density | 39 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 22°S to 16°S |
| In other languages | Zimbabue Español · Simbabwe Deutsch · Zimbábue Português · ジンバブエ 日本語 · 津巴布韦 中文 · 짐바브웨 한국어 |
| Continent | Africa#26 of 54 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Zimbabwe
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 43.6× the size of Zimbabwe.
- At 39 people per km², Zimbabwe is the 126th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- Zimbabwe lies at 19°S, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.1×.
- Laid out flat, Zimbabwe's main territory stretches about 755 km north to south and 827 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 391,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 389,000 km², to within 2%.
How Zimbabwe measures up
Zimbabwe holds 1.3% of the land area and 1.1% of the people of the 54 countries listed for Africa. In Eastern Africa it is the 9th largest of 17.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 389,000 km² | 61st of 239 |
| Population | 15.2 million | 74th of 237 |
| Density | 39 per km² | 126th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 19.0°S | 197th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Zimbabwe is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 12.7× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 1.60× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 1.09× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 1.04× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.71× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.12× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.05× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.04× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× its size |
Where Zimbabwe sits
- Zimbabwe's centre lies at 19.0°S, 29.9°E, in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 2,110 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 22°S to 16°S, about 750 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Zimbabwe had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Zimbabwe would have 487.6 million people. It has 15.2 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Zimbabwe would have 1.4 million people. It has 15.2 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 28.2 million.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2022; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11