Mongolia vs Tanzania
Mongolia is 65% larger than Tanzania. Tanzania would fit into Mongolia about 1.7 times.
MongoliaTanzaniaMongolia moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
1.65×
Mongolia is 1.65× the area of Tanzania.
| Mongolia | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,564,116 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 3,568,978 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 2.3 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Ulaanbaatar | Dodoma |
| Region | Eastern Asia | 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. Mongolia sits at about 47°N and is stretched to 2.15× its true area; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Mongolia 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 Mongolia bigger than Tanzania?
- Yes. Mongolia is 65% larger than Tanzania. Mongolia covers 1,564,116 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Tanzania fit into Mongolia?
- About 1.7 times: Mongolia has 1.65× the area of Tanzania.
- Why do Mongolia and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mongolia is drawn about 2.15× its true area there and Tanzania about 1.01×. That is why Mongolia 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, Mongolia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 3,568,978. Density: Mongolia 2.3 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².