Palau vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 2,033 times larger than Palau. Palau would fit into Tanzania about 2033 times.
PalauTanzaniaPalau moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
0.0×
Palau is 0.0× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 2,033× the size of Palau.
| Palau | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 466 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 17,663 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 38 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Koror | 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. Palau sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Palau bigger than Tanzania?
- No. Palau is 2,033 times smaller than Tanzania. Palau covers 466 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into Tanzania?
- About 2033 times: Tanzania has 2,033× the area of Palau.
- Why do Palau and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Palau is drawn about 1.02× 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, Palau or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 17,663. Density: Palau 38 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².