American Samoa vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 5,179 times larger than American Samoa. American Samoa would fit into Mauritania about 5179 times.
American SamoaMauritaniaAmerican Samoa moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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American Samoa is 0.0× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 5,179× the size of American Samoa.
| American Samoa | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 199 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 46,029 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 231 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Pago Pago | Nouakchott |
| Region | Polynesia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. American Samoa sits at about 14°S and is stretched to 1.06× 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 American Samoa bigger than Mauritania?
- No. American Samoa is 5,179 times smaller than Mauritania. American Samoa covers 199 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does American Samoa fit into Mauritania?
- About 5179 times: Mauritania has 5,179× the area of American Samoa.
- Why do American Samoa and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. American Samoa is drawn about 1.06× 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, American Samoa or Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 46,029. Density: American Samoa 231 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².