Japan vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 2.51 times larger than Japan. Japan would fit into Tanzania about 2.5 times.
JapanTanzaniaJapan moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
0.4×
Japan is 0.4× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 2.51× the size of Japan.
| Japan | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Dodoma |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Japan sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.59× its true area; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Japan 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 Japan bigger than Tanzania?
- No. Japan is 2.51 times smaller than Tanzania. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Japan fit into Tanzania?
- About 2.5 times: Tanzania has 2.51× the area of Japan.
- Why do Japan and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Japan is drawn about 1.59× its true area there and Tanzania about 1.01×. That is why Japan 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, Japan or Tanzania?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 70,545,865. Density: Japan 326 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².