Pitcairn Islands vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 20,155 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Tanzania about 20155 times.
Pitcairn IslandsTanzaniaPitcairn Islands moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Pitcairn Islands is 0.0× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 20,155× the size of Pitcairn Islands.
| Pitcairn Islands | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 47 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 50 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 1.1 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Adamstown | Dodoma |
| Region | Polynesia | 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. Pitcairn Islands sits at about 24°S and is stretched to 1.21× 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 Pitcairn Islands bigger than Tanzania?
- No. Pitcairn Islands is 20,155 times smaller than Tanzania. Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Tanzania?
- About 20155 times: Tanzania has 20,155× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Pitcairn Islands and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Pitcairn Islands is drawn about 1.21× 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, Pitcairn Islands or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 50. Density: Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².