Tanzania vs Trinidad and Tobago
Tanzania is 185 times larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago would fit into Tanzania about 185 times.
TanzaniaTrinidad and TobagoTanzania moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
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Tanzania is 185× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
| Tanzania | Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 947,303 km² | 5,128 km² |
| Population | 70,545,865 | 1,367,764 |
| Density | 74 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Dodoma | Port-of-Spain |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 8 | 0 |
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; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Yes. Tanzania is 185 times larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Tanzania covers 947,303 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
- How many times does Trinidad and Tobago fit into Tanzania?
- About 185 times: Tanzania has 185× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Why do Tanzania and Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 1,367,764. Density: Tanzania 74 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².