Eswatini vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 54.6 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Tanzania about 55 times.
EswatiniTanzaniaEswatini moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 0.02× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 54.6× the size of Eswatini.
| Eswatini | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Dodoma |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eswatini sits at about 27°S 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 Eswatini bigger than Tanzania?
- No. Eswatini is 54.6 times smaller than Tanzania. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Tanzania?
- About 55 times: Tanzania has 54.6× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eswatini and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini 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, Eswatini or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².