What is the difference in surface area between Bolivia and Tanzania?

153,080 sq. km, with Bolivia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Tanzania?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Bolivia vs Tanzania: Surface area (sq. km)

Bolivia

1.10 million sq. km

in 2024

Tanzania

945,500 sq. km

in 2024

Bolivia rank

27th

Tanzania rank

30th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

Bolivia
Tanzania

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 1.10 million sq. km against 945,500 sq. km in Tanzania, a difference of 153,080 sq. km.

That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Bolivia has been ahead every year.

Bolivia ranks 27th and Tanzania ranks 30th of 216 countries.

Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.10 million sq. km	947,300 sq. km	151,280 sq. km	Bolivia
1970s	1.10 million sq. km	947,300 sq. km	151,280 sq. km	Bolivia
1980s	1.10 million sq. km	947,300 sq. km	151,280 sq. km	Bolivia
1990s	1.10 million sq. km	947,300 sq. km	151,280 sq. km	Bolivia
2000s	1.10 million sq. km	947,300 sq. km	151,280 sq. km	Bolivia
2010s	1.10 million sq. km	947,300 sq. km	151,280 sq. km	Bolivia
2020s	1.10 million sq. km	945,500 sq. km	153,080 sq. km	Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Bolivia or Tanzania?: Bolivia, at 1.10 million sq. km against 945,500 sq. km in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area between Bolivia and Tanzania?: 153,080 sq. km, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Tanzania?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Bolivia and Tanzania rank globally for surface area?: Bolivia ranks 27th and Tanzania ranks 30th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: 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), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

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