Belgium vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 30.9 times larger than Belgium. Belgium would fit into Tanzania about 31 times.
BelgiumTanzaniaBelgium moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Belgium is 0.03× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 30.9× the size of Belgium.
| Belgium | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 30,688 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 11,941,781 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 389 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Brussels | Dodoma |
| Region | Western Europe | 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. Belgium sits at about 51°N and is stretched to 2.49× its true area; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Belgium 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 Belgium bigger than Tanzania?
- No. Belgium is 30.9 times smaller than Tanzania. Belgium covers 30,688 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Belgium fit into Tanzania?
- About 31 times: Tanzania has 30.9× the area of Belgium.
- Why do Belgium and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Belgium is drawn about 2.49× its true area there and Tanzania about 1.01×. That is why Belgium 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, Belgium or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 11,941,781. Density: Belgium 389 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².