Moldova vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 28.0 times larger than Moldova. Moldova would fit into Tanzania about 28 times.
MoldovaTanzaniaMoldova moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Moldova is 0.04× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 28.0× the size of Moldova.
| Moldova | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 33,844 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 2,360,527 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 70 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Chisinau | Dodoma |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Moldova sits at about 47°N and is stretched to 2.17× its true area; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Moldova 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 Moldova bigger than Tanzania?
- No. Moldova is 28.0 times smaller than Tanzania. Moldova covers 33,844 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Moldova fit into Tanzania?
- About 28 times: Tanzania has 28.0× the area of Moldova.
- Why do Moldova and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Moldova is drawn about 2.17× its true area there and Tanzania about 1.01×. That is why Moldova 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, Moldova or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 2,360,527. Density: Moldova 70 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².