Macao vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 8,237 times larger than Macao. Macao would fit into Tanzania about 8237 times.
MacaoTanzaniaMacao moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Macao is 0.0× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 8,237× the size of Macao.
| Macao | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 115 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 685,900 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 5,964 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | — | Dodoma |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Macao sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Macao bigger than Tanzania?
- No. Macao is 8,237 times smaller than Tanzania. Macao covers 115 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Macao fit into Tanzania?
- About 8237 times: Tanzania has 8,237× the area of Macao.
- Why do Macao and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Macao is drawn about 1.17× 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, Macao or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 685,900. Density: Macao 5,964 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².