Bolivia vs Tanzania
Bolivia is 16% larger than Tanzania.
BoliviaTanzaniaBolivia moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
1.16×
Bolivia is 1.16× the area of Tanzania.
| Bolivia | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,098,581 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 12,581,843 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 11 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | La Paz | Dodoma |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bolivia sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Bolivia bigger than Tanzania?
- Yes. Bolivia is 16% larger than Tanzania. Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Tanzania fit into Bolivia?
- About 1.2 times: Bolivia has 1.16× the area of Tanzania.
- Why do Bolivia and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bolivia is drawn about 1.09× 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, Bolivia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 12,581,843. Density: Bolivia 11 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².