Africa · Eastern Africa
Tanzania
Tanzania covers about 942,000 km² (364,000 mi²), the 32nd largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Venezuela, at about 913,000 km².
- 942,000km²Area, main territory
- 57.3 millionPopulation
- 30.7In Belgiums
200 km
- Tanzania
Facts
| Area, main territory | 942,000 km²364,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 947,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 30.7 |
| Capital | Dodoma |
| Population | 57.3 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 61 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 12°S to 1°S |
| In other languages | Tansania Deutsch · Tanzanie Français · Tanzânia Português · タンザニア 日本語 · 坦桑尼亚 中文 · 탄자니아 한국어 |
| Continent | Africa#13 of 54 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Tanzania
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 18.0× the size of Tanzania.
- At 61 people per km², Tanzania is the 109th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- Tanzania lies at 6°S, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.0×.
- Laid out flat, Tanzania's main territory stretches about 1,190 km north to south and 1,220 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 947,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 942,000 km², to within 2%.
How Tanzania measures up
Tanzania holds 3.2% of the land area and 4.1% of the people of the 54 countries listed for Africa. In Eastern Africa it is the 2nd largest of 17.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 942,000 km² | 31st of 239 |
| Population | 57.3 million | 25th of 237 |
| Density | 61 per km² | 109th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 6.3°S | 180th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Tanzania is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 30.7× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 3.86× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 2.63× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 2.52× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1.72× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.30× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.11× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.10× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.06× its size |
Where Tanzania sits
- Tanzania's centre lies at 6.3°S, 34.8°E, in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 700 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 12°S to 1°S, about 1,190 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Tanzania had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Tanzania would have 1.18 billion people. It has 57.3 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Tanzania would have 3.5 million people. It has 57.3 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 68.1 million.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2017; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11