California is a state in the United States Of America located in the Western Region of the country, whereas Zambia is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between California and Zambia regarding various aspects.
Size
Is California bigger than Zambia?
The total area of California is 163,696 sq mi, and the total area of Zambia is 290,587 sq mi. California is smaller than Zambia by 126,891 sq mi. California is around 1.78 times smaller than Zambia.
Area of California: 163,696 sq mi ( 423,970 km2 )
Area of Zambia: 290,587 sq mi ( 752,618 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of California as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 39,237,836.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Zambia as of 12th April 2022, is estimated to be around 19,345,742.
Here is some more data comparison between California and Zambia.
The capital of California is Sacramento, and the capital city of Zambia is Lusaka.
Official Languages
California: English
Zambia: English
Demonym(s)
California: Californian
Zambia: Zambian
ISO 3166 Code
California: US-CA
Zambia: ZM
Human Development Index
HDI of California as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Zambia as of 2019: 0.584
California Time Zone:
UTC – 8 (Pacific Time Zone)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Zambia Time Zone:
UTC + 2 (Central Africa Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of California:
37° 0′ 0″ N, 120° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Zambia:
15° 0′ 0″ S, 30° 0′ 0″ E
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