North Macedonia vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 36.8 times larger than North Macedonia. North Macedonia would fit into Tanzania about 37 times.
North MacedoniaTanzaniaNorth Macedonia moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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North Macedonia is 0.03× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 36.8× the size of North Macedonia.
| North Macedonia | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 25,713 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 1,820,909 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Skopje | Dodoma |
| Region | Southern Europe | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. North Macedonia sits at about 42°N and is stretched to 1.79× its true area; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia bigger than Tanzania?
- No. North Macedonia is 36.8 times smaller than Tanzania. North Macedonia covers 25,713 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does North Macedonia fit into Tanzania?
- About 37 times: Tanzania has 36.8× the area of North Macedonia.
- Why do North Macedonia and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. North Macedonia is drawn about 1.79× its true area there and Tanzania about 1.01×. That is why North Macedonia 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, North Macedonia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 1,820,909. Density: North Macedonia 71 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².