Denmark vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 22.1 times larger than Denmark. Denmark would fit into Tanzania about 22 times.
DenmarkTanzaniaDenmark moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Denmark is 0.05× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 22.1× the size of Denmark.
| Denmark | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 42,925 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 6,009,169 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 140 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Copenhagen | Dodoma |
| Region | Northern Europe | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Denmark sits at about 56°N and is stretched to 3.19× its true area; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Denmark looks so much bigger than it is next to Tanzania. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Denmark bigger than Tanzania?
- No. Denmark is 22.1 times smaller than Tanzania. Denmark covers 42,925 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Denmark fit into Tanzania?
- About 22 times: Tanzania has 22.1× the area of Denmark.
- Why do Denmark and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Denmark is drawn about 3.19× its true area there and Tanzania about 1.01×. That is why Denmark looks so much bigger than it really is next to Tanzania. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Denmark or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 6,009,169. Density: Denmark 140 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².