Tanzania vs Vanuatu
Tanzania is 77.7 times larger than Vanuatu. Vanuatu would fit into Tanzania about 78 times.
TanzaniaVanuatuTanzania moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Tanzania is 77.7× the area of Vanuatu.
| Tanzania | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 947,303 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 70,545,865 | 335,169 |
| Density | 74 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Dodoma | Port-Vila |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Yes. Tanzania is 77.7 times larger than Vanuatu. Tanzania covers 947,303 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Vanuatu fit into Tanzania?
- About 78 times: Tanzania has 77.7× the area of Vanuatu.
- Why do Tanzania and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 335,169. Density: Tanzania 74 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².