Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 3,522 times larger than Saint Kitts and Nevis. Saint Kitts and Nevis would fit into Tanzania about 3522 times.
Saint Kitts and NevisTanzaniaSaint Kitts and Nevis moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Saint Kitts and Nevis is 0.0× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 3,522× the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 269 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 46,922 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 174 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Basseterre | Dodoma |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Saint Kitts and Nevis sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis bigger than Tanzania?
- No. Saint Kitts and Nevis is 3,522 times smaller than Tanzania. Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Saint Kitts and Nevis fit into Tanzania?
- About 3522 times: Tanzania has 3,522× the area of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- Why do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Kitts and Nevis is drawn about 1.1× 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, Saint Kitts and Nevis or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 46,922. Density: Saint Kitts and Nevis 174 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².