Angola vs Mauritania
Angola is 21% larger than Mauritania.
AngolaMauritaniaAngola moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
1.21×
Angola is 1.21× the area of Mauritania.
| Angola | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Nouakchott |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Angola sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Angola bigger than Mauritania?
- Yes. Angola is 21% larger than Mauritania. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Mauritania fit into Angola?
- About 1.2 times: Angola has 1.21× the area of Mauritania.
- Why do Angola and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Angola is drawn about 1.05× 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, Angola or Mauritania?
- Angola: 39,040,039 people against 5,315,065. Density: Angola 31 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².