Total & land area: Dominica vs Zambia size comparison [2026]

Zambia is 1,002 times bigger by total area compared to Dominica: 290,587 sq mi vs 290 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Zambia is 287,024 sq mi vs 289.6 sq mi for Dominica — a 991 times difference in territory size.

Dominica ranks 175/197 by total surface area vs 38/197 for Zambia.
Dominica occupies 0.0005% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.5% for Zambia.
33.3% of Dominica's area is agricultural land vs 32.1% in Zambia.
Dominica has 0.0005% of the world's agricultural land area — Zambia has 0.5%.
63.8% of Dominica is covered by forests, compared to 59.5% in Zambia.
0.001% of the world's forests are in Dominica, and 1.1% are in Zambia.

True size map comparison: Dominica vs Zambia

See how Dominica and Zambia compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Dominica	Zambia
Total area	290 sq mi	290,587 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1	1,002
Total area rank	175/197	38/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.0001%	0.15%
Land area	289.6 sq mi	287,024 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1	991
Land area rank	175/197	37/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.0005%	0.5%
Population	66,205	21,314,956
Population density	226.3 ppl/mi²	78.5 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Dominica	Zambia
Forest area	184.8 sq mi	170,848 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	63.8%	59.5%
Forest area rank	163/196	17/196
World's forests share	0.001%	1.1%
Agricultural land area	96.5 sq mi	92,043 sq mi
Agricultural land share	33.3%	32.1%
Agricultural land area rank	173/194	47/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.0005%	0.5%
Arable land	23.2 sq mi	14,672 sq mi
Arable land share	8%	5.11%
Arable land area rank	172/191	62/191
Permanent cropland	65.6 sq mi	150.6 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	22.7%	0.05%
Permanent cropland area rank	148/192	130/192
Water area	0.42 sq mi	3,563 sq mi
Water as share of total area	0.15%	1.23%
Water area rank	160/197	48/197
Roads length	940 mi	42,049 mi
Land borders length	0 mi	3,755 mi
Coastline length	92 mi	0 mi
Share of marine protected waters	0.1%	n/a

Dominica vs Zambia size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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