Botswana vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 63% larger than Botswana. Botswana would fit into Tanzania about 1.6 times.
BotswanaTanzaniaBotswana moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Botswana is 0.61× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 1.63× the size of Botswana.
| Botswana | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | Dodoma |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Botswana bigger than Tanzania?
- No. Botswana is 39% smaller than Tanzania. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Botswana fit into Tanzania?
- About 1.6 times: Tanzania has 1.63× the area of Botswana.
- Why do Botswana and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× 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, Botswana or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 2,562,122. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².