Italy vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 3.14 times larger than Italy. Italy would fit into Tanzania about 3.1 times.
ItalyTanzaniaItaly moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
0.32×
Italy is 0.32× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 3.14× the size of Italy.
| Italy | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 302,068 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 58,915,656 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 195 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Rome | Dodoma |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Italy sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.85× its true area; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Italy 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 Italy bigger than Tanzania?
- No. Italy is 3.14 times smaller than Tanzania. Italy covers 302,068 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Italy fit into Tanzania?
- About 3.1 times: Tanzania has 3.14× the area of Italy.
- Why do Italy and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Italy is drawn about 1.85× its true area there and Tanzania about 1.01×. That is why Italy 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, Italy or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 58,915,656. Density: Italy 195 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².