Colombia vs Tanzania
Colombia is 21% larger than Tanzania.
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1.21×
Colombia is 1.21× the area of Tanzania.
| Colombia | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Dodoma |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Colombia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Colombia bigger than Tanzania?
- Yes. Colombia is 21% larger than Tanzania. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Tanzania fit into Colombia?
- About 1.2 times: Colombia has 1.21× the area of Tanzania.
- Why do Colombia and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Colombia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 53,425,635. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².