British Columbia and Tanzania are almost exactly the same size
British Columbia (province of Canada) covers about 946,000 km² (365,000 mi²) and Tanzania (Africa) about 942,000 km² (364,000 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 946,000km²British Columbia
- 942,000km²Tanzania
500 km
- British Columbia
- Tanzania
What fits
- Tanzania is 100% of the size of British Columbia.
- The measured areas differ by 4,090 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: British Columbia is about 30.8, Tanzania about 30.7.
How they differ
- British Columbia is larger, but Tanzania has the larger population: 57.3 million against 5.0 million, 11.5× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 61 in Tanzania against 5.3 in British Columbia: Tanzania is 11.5× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 14,300 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: British Columbia at 55°N is drawn about 3.0× too large and Tanzania at 6°S about 1.0×, so the map shows British Columbia as 2.95× the size of Tanzania instead of 1.00×.
- Together British Columbia and Tanzania cover 1,887,000 km², close to the size of Indonesia (1,880,000 km², 0.4% smaller).
- At Tanzania's density, British Columbia would have 57.6 million people (it has 5.0 million). At British Columbia's density, Tanzania would have 5.0 million (it has 57.3 million).
- British Columbia's centre is 60.8° of latitude, about 6,760 km, farther north than Tanzania's.
- British Columbia is the 5th largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 9.5% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Tanzania ranks 32nd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- British Columbia lies about 61° of latitude (roughly 6,760 km) north of Tanzania, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in British Columbia would have about 189,090 m² and each person in Tanzania about 16,430 m².
- Laid side by side, British Columbia and Tanzania would cover 1,887,000 km², about the same size as Indonesia.
- Together they have 62.3 million people, about as many people as South Africa.
- Counted as a country, British Columbia would rank 31st by area and 125th by population.
Side by side
| British Columbia | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceCanada | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 946,000 km²365,000 mi² | 942,000 km²364,000 mi² |
| Official area | 945,000 km²Wikidata | 947,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 13in Canada | 31st of 239worldwide |
| Population | 5.0 millionWikidata, 2021 | 57.3 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 13in Canada | 25th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 5.3 per km² | 61 per km² |
| Capital | Victoria | Dodoma |
| Latitude range | 48°N to 60°N | 12°S to 1°S |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2017. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 945,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 946,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 947,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 942,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12