Algeria vs Mauritania
Algeria is 2.31 times larger than Mauritania. Mauritania would fit into Algeria about 2.3 times.
AlgeriaMauritaniaAlgeria moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
2.31×
Algeria is 2.31× the area of Mauritania.
| Algeria | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,381,741 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 47,435,312 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Algiers | Nouakchott |
| Region | Northern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Algeria sits at about 28°N and is stretched to 1.28× its true area; Mauritania at 20° N is stretched to 1.14×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Algeria bigger than Mauritania?
- Yes. Algeria is 2.31 times larger than Mauritania. Algeria covers 2,381,741 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Mauritania fit into Algeria?
- About 2.3 times: Algeria has 2.31× the area of Mauritania.
- Why do Algeria and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Algeria is drawn about 1.28× its true area there and Mauritania about 1.14×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Algeria or Mauritania?
- Algeria: 47,435,312 people against 5,315,065. Density: Algeria 20 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².