Mozambique vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 18% larger than Mozambique.
MozambiqueTanzaniaMozambique moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Mozambique is 0.85× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 1.18× the size of Mozambique.
| Mozambique | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Dodoma |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mozambique sits at about 17°S 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 Mozambique bigger than Tanzania?
- No. Mozambique is 15% smaller than Tanzania. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Mozambique fit into Tanzania?
- About 1.2 times: Tanzania has 1.18× the area of Mozambique.
- Why do Mozambique and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mozambique 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, Mozambique or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 35,631,653. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².