Tanzania is 1.03× the size of Venezuela

Tanzania covers about 942,000 km² (364,000 mi²) and Venezuela about 913,000 km² (352,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

942,000km²Tanzania
913,000km²Venezuela

500 km

Tanzania
Venezuela

What fits

Venezuela is 97% of the size of Tanzania.
Tanzania is larger by 28,800 km² (11,100 mi²), which is 3.2% of the area of Venezuela.
Measured in Belgiums: Tanzania is about 30.7, Venezuela about 29.8.

How they differ

Tanzania also has the larger population: 57.3 million against 31.3 million, 1.83× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 61 in Tanzania against 34 in Venezuela: Tanzania is 1.78× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 11,300 km apart.
Together Tanzania and Venezuela cover 1,854,000 km², close to the size of Sudan (1,856,000 km², 0.1% bigger).
The gap between them, 28,800 km², is about the size of Albania (28,300 km²).
At Venezuela's density, Tanzania would have 32.2 million people (it has 57.3 million). At Tanzania's density, Venezuela would have 55.6 million (it has 31.3 million).
Venezuela's centre is 13.4° of latitude, about 1,490 km, farther north than Tanzania's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Tanzania	1.03×
More people	Tanzania	1.83×
More crowded	Tanzania	1.78×
Farther north	Venezuela	13.4° of latitude

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Tanzania	Venezuela
Belgium 30,700 km²	30.7×	29.8×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	3.86×	3.74×
Germany 358,000 km²	2.63×	2.55×
Japan 374,000 km²	2.52×	2.44×
France 548,000 km²	1.72×	1.67×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.30×	0.29×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.11×	0.11×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.10×	0.10×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.06×	0.05×

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Tanzania	Venezuela
Area, main territory	942,000 km²364,000 mi²	913,000 km²352,000 mi²
Population	57.3 millionWikidata, 2017	31.3 millionWikidata, 2024
Density	61 per km²	34 per km²
Official area	947,000 km²Wikidata	912,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Dodoma	Caracas
Latitude range	12°S to 1°S	1°N to 16°N
Continent	Africa	South America

Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2024, covering each whole country. 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 912,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 913,000 km², to within 2%.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
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: 2026-11-11

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