Philippines vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 2.76 times larger than Philippines. Philippines would fit into Tanzania about 2.8 times.
PhilippinesTanzaniaPhilippines moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
0.36×
Philippines is 0.36× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 2.76× the size of Philippines.
| Philippines | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 343,448 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 116,786,962 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 340 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Manila | Dodoma |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | 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. Philippines sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Philippines bigger than Tanzania?
- No. Philippines is 2.76 times smaller than Tanzania. Philippines covers 343,448 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Philippines fit into Tanzania?
- About 2.8 times: Tanzania has 2.76× the area of Philippines.
- Why do Philippines and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Philippines is drawn about 1.04× 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, Philippines or Tanzania?
- Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 70,545,865. Density: Philippines 340 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².