Morocco vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 2.12 times larger than Morocco. Morocco would fit into Tanzania about 2.1 times.
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0.47×
Morocco is 0.47× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 2.12× the size of Morocco.
| Morocco | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 446,550 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 38,430,770 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 86 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Rabat | Dodoma |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Morocco sits at about 30°N and is stretched to 1.33× 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 Morocco bigger than Tanzania?
- No. Morocco is 2.12 times smaller than Tanzania. Morocco covers 446,550 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Morocco fit into Tanzania?
- About 2.1 times: Tanzania has 2.12× the area of Morocco.
- Why do Morocco and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Morocco is drawn about 1.33× 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, Morocco or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 38,430,770. Density: Morocco 86 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².