Alaska is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America, whereas Tanzania is a country located in East Africa. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Alaska and Tanzania regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Alaska bigger than Tanzania?
The total area of Alaska is 663,268 sq mi, and the total area of Tanzania is 365,756 sq mi. Alaska is bigger than Tanzania by 297,512 sq mi. Alaska is around 1.82 times bigger than Tanzania.
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Area of Tanzania: 365,756 sq mi ( 947,303 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau data, the total population of Alaska as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 732,673.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Tanzania as of 4th April 2022, is estimated to be around 62,868,739.
Here is some more data comparison between Alaska and Tanzania.
The capital of Alaska is Juneau, and the capital city of Tanzania is Dodoma.
Official Languages
Alaska: Multiple Official Languages
Tanzania: Swahili, English
Demonym(s)
Alaska: Alaskan
Tanzania: Tanzanian
ISO 3166 Code
Alaska: US-AK
Tanzania: TZ
Human Development Index
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Tanzania as of 2019: 0.529
Alaska Time Zone:
UTC − 9 (Alaska Time Zone)
UTC − 10 (Hawaii – Aleutian Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 8 (Alaska Daylight Time)
UTC − 9 (Hawaii – Aleutian Daylight Time)
Tanzania Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (East Africa Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
Coordinates of Tanzania:
6° 0′ 0″ S, 35° 0′ 0″ E
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