Mali vs Tanzania
Mali is 31% larger than Tanzania.
MaliTanzaniaMali moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
1.31×
Mali is 1.31× the area of Tanzania.
| Mali | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,240,192 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 25,198,821 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Bamako | Dodoma |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mali sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Mali bigger than Tanzania?
- Yes. Mali is 31% larger than Tanzania. Mali covers 1,240,192 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Tanzania fit into Mali?
- About 1.3 times: Mali has 1.31× the area of Tanzania.
- Why do Mali and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mali is drawn about 1.1× 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, Mali or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 25,198,821. Density: Mali 20 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².