Central African Republic vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 52% larger than Central African Republic. Central African Republic would fit into Tanzania about 1.5 times.
Central African RepublicTanzaniaCentral African Republic moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Central African Republic is 0.66× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 1.52× the size of Central African Republic.
| Central African Republic | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 622,984 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 5,513,282 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 8.8 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Bangui | Dodoma |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Central African Republic sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Central African Republic bigger than Tanzania?
- No. Central African Republic is 34% smaller than Tanzania. Central African Republic covers 622,984 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Central African Republic fit into Tanzania?
- About 1.5 times: Tanzania has 1.52× the area of Central African Republic.
- Why do Central African Republic and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Central African Republic is drawn about 1.01× 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, Central African Republic or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 5,513,282. Density: Central African Republic 8.8 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².