Algeria vs Tanzania
Algeria is 2.51 times larger than Tanzania. Tanzania would fit into Algeria about 2.5 times.
AlgeriaTanzaniaAlgeria moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
2.51×
Algeria is 2.51× the area of Tanzania.
| Algeria | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,381,741 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 47,435,312 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Algiers | Dodoma |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Algeria sits at about 28°N and is stretched to 1.28× 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 Algeria bigger than Tanzania?
- Yes. Algeria is 2.51 times larger than Tanzania. Algeria covers 2,381,741 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Tanzania fit into Algeria?
- About 2.5 times: Algeria has 2.51× the area of Tanzania.
- Why do Algeria and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Algeria is drawn about 1.28× 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, Algeria or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 47,435,312. Density: Algeria 20 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².