Iraq vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 2.17 times larger than Iraq. Iraq would fit into Tanzania about 2.2 times.
IraqTanzaniaIraq moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
0.46×
Iraq is 0.46× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 2.17× the size of Iraq.
| Iraq | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 437,072 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 47,020,774 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 108 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Baghdad | Dodoma |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Iraq sits at about 33°N and is stretched to 1.42× 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 Iraq bigger than Tanzania?
- No. Iraq is 2.17 times smaller than Tanzania. Iraq covers 437,072 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Iraq fit into Tanzania?
- About 2.2 times: Tanzania has 2.17× the area of Iraq.
- Why do Iraq and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Iraq is drawn about 1.42× 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, Iraq or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 47,020,774. Density: Iraq 108 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².