Tanzania is 5.07× the size of Hubei
Tanzania (Africa) covers about 942,000 km² (364,000 mi²) and Hubei (province of China) about 186,000 km² (71,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 942,000km²Tanzania
- 186,000km²Hubei
200 km
- Tanzania
- Hubei
What fits
- Hubei fits inside Tanzania about 5.07 times by area.
- Tanzania is larger by 756,000 km² (292,000 mi²), which is 407% of the area of Hubei.
- Measured in Belgiums: Tanzania is about 30.7, Hubei about 6.05.
How they differ
- Tanzania is larger, but Hubei has the larger population: 57.8 million against 57.3 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 311 in Hubei against 61 in Tanzania: Hubei is 5.11× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,190 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Tanzania at 6°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Hubei at 31°N about 1.4×, so the map shows Tanzania as 3.77× the size of Hubei instead of 5.07×.
- Together Tanzania and Hubei cover 1,127,000 km², close to the size of Ethiopia (1,127,000 km², 0.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 756,000 km², is about the size of Zambia (752,000 km²).
- At Hubei's density, Tanzania would have 293.0 million people (it has 57.3 million). At Tanzania's density, Hubei would have 11.3 million (it has 57.8 million).
- Hubei's centre is 37.2° of latitude, about 4,140 km, farther north than Tanzania's.
- Tanzania ranks 32nd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hubei is the 14th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.0% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Hubei lies about 37° of latitude (roughly 4,140 km) north of Tanzania, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Tanzania would have about 16,430 m² and each person in Hubei about 3,210 m².
- Laid side by side, Tanzania and Hubei would cover 1,127,000 km², about the same size as Ethiopia.
- Together they have 115.1 million people, about as many people as Egypt.
- Counted as a country, Hubei would rank 89th by area and 25th by population.
Side by side
| Tanzania | Hubei | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 942,000 km²364,000 mi² | 186,000 km²71,700 mi² |
| Official area | 947,000 km²Wikidata | 186,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 31st of 239worldwide | 14th of 31in China |
| Population | 57.3 millionWikidata, 2017 | 57.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 25th of 237worldwide | 10th of 31in China |
| Density | 61 per km² | 311 per km² |
| Capital | Dodoma | Wuhan |
| Latitude range | 12°S to 1°S | 29°N to 33°N |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 947,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 942,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 186,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 186,000 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