France vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 47% larger than France.
FranceTanzaniaFrance moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
0.68×
France is 0.68× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 1.47× the size of France.
| France | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 643,801 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 68,720,337 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 107 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Paris | Dodoma |
| Region | Western Europe | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. France sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.87× its true area; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why France 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 France bigger than Tanzania?
- No. France is 32% smaller than Tanzania. France covers 643,801 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does France fit into Tanzania?
- About 1.5 times: Tanzania has 1.47× the area of France.
- Why do France and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. France is drawn about 1.87× its true area there and Tanzania about 1.01×. That is why France 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, France or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 68,720,337. Density: France 107 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².