Tajikistan vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 6.62 times larger than Tajikistan. Tajikistan would fit into Tanzania about 6.6 times.
TajikistanTanzaniaTajikistan moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Tajikistan is 0.15× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 6.62× the size of Tajikistan.
| Tajikistan | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 143,100 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 10,786,734 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 75 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Dushanbe | Dodoma |
| Region | Central Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 8 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Tajikistan sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.63× its true area; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan bigger than Tanzania?
- No. Tajikistan is 6.62 times smaller than Tanzania. Tajikistan covers 143,100 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Tajikistan fit into Tanzania?
- About 6.6 times: Tanzania has 6.62× the area of Tajikistan.
- Why do Tajikistan and Tanzania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Tajikistan is drawn about 1.63× its true area there and Tanzania about 1.01×. That is why Tajikistan 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, Tajikistan or Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 10,786,734. Density: Tajikistan 75 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².