New Zealand vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 3.53 times larger than New Zealand. New Zealand would fit into Tanzania about 3.5 times.
New ZealandTanzaniaNew Zealand moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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New Zealand is 0.28× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 3.53× the size of New Zealand.
| New Zealand | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 268,021 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 5,324,700 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Wellington | Dodoma |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. New Zealand sits at about 42°S and is stretched to 1.79× its true area; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why New Zealand 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 New Zealand bigger than Tanzania?
- No. New Zealand is 3.53 times smaller than Tanzania. New Zealand covers 268,021 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does New Zealand fit into Tanzania?
- About 3.5 times: Tanzania has 3.53× the area of New Zealand.
- Why do New Zealand and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. New Zealand is drawn about 1.79× its true area there and Tanzania about 1.01×. That is why New Zealand 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, New Zealand or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 5,324,700. Density: New Zealand 20 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².