Afghanistan vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 45% larger than Afghanistan.
AfghanistanTanzaniaAfghanistan moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 0.69× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 1.45× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Dodoma |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Tanzania?
- No. Afghanistan is 31% smaller than Tanzania. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into Tanzania?
- About 1.5 times: Tanzania has 1.45× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Tanzania about 1.01×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 43,844,111. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².