Slovakia vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 19.3 times larger than Slovakia. Slovakia would fit into Tanzania about 19 times.
SlovakiaTanzaniaSlovakia moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Slovakia is 0.05× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 19.3× the size of Slovakia.
| Slovakia | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 49,034 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 5,413,813 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Bratislava | Dodoma |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Slovakia sits at about 49°N and is stretched to 2.3× its true area; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Slovakia looks so much bigger than it is next to Tanzania. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Slovakia bigger than Tanzania?
- No. Slovakia is 19.3 times smaller than Tanzania. Slovakia covers 49,034 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Slovakia fit into Tanzania?
- About 19 times: Tanzania has 19.3× the area of Slovakia.
- Why do Slovakia and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Slovakia is drawn about 2.3× its true area there and Tanzania about 1.01×. That is why Slovakia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Tanzania. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Slovakia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 5,413,813. Density: Slovakia 110 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².