Tanzania vs Western Sahara
Tanzania is 3.56 times larger than Western Sahara. Western Sahara would fit into Tanzania about 3.6 times.
TanzaniaWestern SaharaTanzania moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
3.56×
Tanzania is 3.56× the area of Western Sahara.
| Tanzania | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 947,303 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 70,545,865 | 612,000 |
| Density | 74 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Dodoma | — |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern 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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Yes. Tanzania is 3.56 times larger than Western Sahara. Tanzania covers 947,303 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Western Sahara fit into Tanzania?
- About 3.6 times: Tanzania has 3.56× the area of Western Sahara.
- Why do Tanzania and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 612,000. Density: Tanzania 74 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².