Sweden vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 2.12 times larger than Sweden. Sweden would fit into Tanzania about 2.1 times.
SwedenTanzaniaSweden moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
0.47×
Sweden is 0.47× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 2.12× the size of Sweden.
| Sweden | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 447,425 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 10,596,620 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 24 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Stockholm | Dodoma |
| Region | Northern Europe | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Sweden sits at about 62°N and is stretched to 4.65× its true area; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Sweden 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 Sweden bigger than Tanzania?
- No. Sweden is 2.12 times smaller than Tanzania. Sweden covers 447,425 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Sweden fit into Tanzania?
- About 2.1 times: Tanzania has 2.12× the area of Sweden.
- Why do Sweden and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Sweden is drawn about 4.65× its true area there and Tanzania about 1.01×. That is why Sweden 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, Sweden or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 10,596,620. Density: Sweden 24 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².