Iran vs Tanzania
Iran is 74% larger than Tanzania. Tanzania would fit into Iran about 1.7 times.
IranTanzaniaIran moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
1.74×
Iran is 1.74× the area of Tanzania.
| Iran | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,648,195 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 92,417,681 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Tehran | Dodoma |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Iran sits at about 33°N and is stretched to 1.41× 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 Iran bigger than Tanzania?
- Yes. Iran is 74% larger than Tanzania. Iran covers 1,648,195 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Tanzania fit into Iran?
- About 1.7 times: Iran has 1.74× the area of Tanzania.
- Why do Iran and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Iran is drawn about 1.41× 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, Iran or Tanzania?
- Iran: 92,417,681 people against 70,545,865. Density: Iran 56 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².