Chad vs Tanzania
Chad is 36% larger than Tanzania.
ChadTanzaniaChad moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
1.36×
Chad is 1.36× the area of Tanzania.
| Chad | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | 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. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than Tanzania?
- Yes. Chad is 36% larger than Tanzania. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Tanzania fit into Chad?
- About 1.4 times: Chad has 1.36× the area of Tanzania.
- Why do Chad and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 21,003,705. Density: Chad 16 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².