Antarctica vs Tanzania
Antarctica is 14.8 times larger than Tanzania. Tanzania would fit into Antarctica about 15 times.
AntarcticaTanzaniaAntarctica moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
14.8×
Antarctica is 14.8× the area of Tanzania.
| Antarctica | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 14,000,000 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 4,400 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 0.00 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | — | Dodoma |
| Region | Antarctica | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antarctica sits at about 85°S and is stretched to 129× its true area; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Antarctica looks so much bigger than it is next to Tanzania. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Antarctica bigger than Tanzania?
- Yes. Antarctica is 14.8 times larger than Tanzania. Antarctica covers 14,000,000 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Tanzania fit into Antarctica?
- About 15 times: Antarctica has 14.8× the area of Tanzania.
- Why do Antarctica and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antarctica is drawn about 129× its true area there and Tanzania about 1.01×. That is why Antarctica looks so much bigger than it really is next to Tanzania. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Antarctica or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 4,400. Density: Antarctica 0.00 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².