Northern Mariana Islands vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 2,042 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Tanzania about 2042 times.
Northern Mariana IslandsTanzaniaNorthern Mariana Islands moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Northern Mariana Islands is 0.0× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 2,042× the size of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Northern Mariana Islands | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 464 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 43,541 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 94 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Saipan | Dodoma |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Northern Mariana Islands sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Northern Mariana Islands bigger than Tanzania?
- No. Northern Mariana Islands is 2,042 times smaller than Tanzania. Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Tanzania?
- About 2042 times: Tanzania has 2,042× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Northern Mariana Islands and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Northern Mariana Islands is drawn about 1.08× 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, Northern Mariana Islands or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 43,541. Density: Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².