Oman vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 3.06 times larger than Oman. Oman would fit into Tanzania about 3.1 times.
OmanTanzaniaOman moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
0.33×
Oman is 0.33× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 3.06× the size of Oman.
| Oman | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 309,500 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 5,494,691 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Muscat | Dodoma |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Oman sits at about 21°N and is stretched to 1.14× 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 Oman bigger than Tanzania?
- No. Oman is 3.06 times smaller than Tanzania. Oman covers 309,500 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Oman fit into Tanzania?
- About 3.1 times: Tanzania has 3.06× the area of Oman.
- Why do Oman and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Oman is drawn about 1.14× 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, Oman or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 5,494,691. Density: Oman 18 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².