Laos vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 4.0 times larger than Laos. Laos would fit into Tanzania about 4.0 times.
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Laos is 0.25× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 4.0× the size of Laos.
| Laos | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 236,800 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 7,873,046 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 33 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Vientiane | Dodoma |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Laos sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Laos bigger than Tanzania?
- No. Laos is 4.0 times smaller than Tanzania. Laos covers 236,800 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Laos fit into Tanzania?
- About 4.0 times: Tanzania has 4.0× the area of Laos.
- Why do Laos and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Laos is drawn about 1.11× 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, Laos or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 7,873,046. Density: Laos 33 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².