Country size comparison

compared to

Illinois is about 7 times smaller than Tanzania.

Tanzania is approximately 947,300 sq km, while Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, making Illinois 15.2% the size of Tanzania. Meanwhile, the population of Tanzania is ~63.9 million people (51.0 million fewer people live in Illinois).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Tanzania vs. Illinois uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Share

Compare further: Illinois vs. Tanzania

Flip Comparison · See true size
See Illinois on top of Tanzania
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 4 statistics
Make 94.9% less money in Tanzania
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Tanzania is 52.7% cheaper than Illinois
→
Moving from Illinois to Tanzania · Cost, visas & climate
Compare cost of living, salary and climate.
→
Our free app, MapSize by MyLifeElsewhere — compare any two places, to scale on your mobile device.
Download on the App Store GET IT ON Google Play