Egypt vs Tanzania
Egypt is 7% larger than Tanzania.
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1.07×
Egypt is 1.07× the area of Tanzania.
| Egypt | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Dodoma |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Tanzania?
- Yes. Egypt is 7% larger than Tanzania. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Tanzania fit into Egypt?
- About 1.1 times: Egypt has 1.07× the area of Tanzania.
- Why do Egypt and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Tanzania?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 70,545,865. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².