Tanzania vs Togo
Tanzania is 16.7 times larger than Togo. Togo would fit into Tanzania about 17 times.
TanzaniaTogoTanzania moved onto Togo · Equal-area projection
16.7×
Tanzania is 16.7× the area of Togo.
| Tanzania | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 947,303 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 70,545,865 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 74 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | Dodoma | Lome |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 8 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Tanzania sits at about 6°S and is stretched to 1.01× its true area; Togo at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Tanzania bigger than Togo?
- Yes. Tanzania is 16.7 times larger than Togo. Tanzania covers 947,303 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does Togo fit into Tanzania?
- About 17 times: Tanzania has 16.7× the area of Togo.
- Why do Tanzania and Togo look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Tanzania is drawn about 1.01× its true area there and Togo about 1.02×. 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, Tanzania or Togo?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 8,591,626. Density: Tanzania 74 per km², Togo 151 per km².