Switzerland vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 22.9 times larger than Switzerland. Switzerland would fit into Tanzania about 23 times.
SwitzerlandTanzaniaSwitzerland moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Switzerland is 0.04× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 22.9× the size of Switzerland.
| Switzerland | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 41,291 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 9,092,436 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Bern | Dodoma |
| Region | Western 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. Switzerland sits at about 47°N and is stretched to 2.13× its true area; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Switzerland 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 Switzerland bigger than Tanzania?
- No. Switzerland is 22.9 times smaller than Tanzania. Switzerland covers 41,291 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Switzerland fit into Tanzania?
- About 23 times: Tanzania has 22.9× the area of Switzerland.
- Why do Switzerland and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Switzerland is drawn about 2.13× its true area there and Tanzania about 1.01×. That is why Switzerland 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, Switzerland or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 9,092,436. Density: Switzerland 220 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².