Angola vs Tanzania
Angola is 32% larger than Tanzania.
AngolaTanzaniaAngola moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
1.32×
Angola is 1.32× the area of Tanzania.
| Angola | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Dodoma |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Angola sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Angola bigger than Tanzania?
- Yes. Angola is 32% larger than Tanzania. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Tanzania fit into Angola?
- About 1.3 times: Angola has 1.32× the area of Tanzania.
- Why do Angola and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Angola is drawn about 1.05× 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, Angola or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 39,040,039. Density: Angola 31 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².