Peru vs Tanzania
Peru is 36% larger than Tanzania.
PeruTanzaniaPeru moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
1.36×
Peru is 1.36× the area of Tanzania.
| Peru | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,285,216 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 34,576,665 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 27 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Lima | Dodoma |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Peru sits at about 9°S and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Peru bigger than Tanzania?
- Yes. Peru is 36% larger than Tanzania. Peru covers 1,285,216 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Tanzania fit into Peru?
- About 1.4 times: Peru has 1.36× the area of Tanzania.
- Why do Peru and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Peru is drawn about 1.03× 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, Peru or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 34,576,665. Density: Peru 27 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².