Mauritania vs Tanzania: Surface area

Mauritania

1.03 million sq. km

in 2023

Tanzania

947,300 sq. km

in 2023

Mauritania rank

28th

Tanzania rank

30th

Surface area over time

Mauritania currently reports 1.03 million sq. km against 947,300 sq. km in Tanzania, a difference of 83,400 sq. km.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Globally, Mauritania ranks 28th and Tanzania ranks 30th of 216 countries.

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.