Antarctica vs Mauritania
Antarctica is 13.6 times larger than Mauritania. Mauritania would fit into Antarctica about 14 times.
AntarcticaMauritaniaAntarctica moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
13.6×
Antarctica is 13.6× the area of Mauritania.
| Antarctica | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 14,000,000 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 4,400 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 0.00 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | — | Nouakchott |
| Region | Antarctica | 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. Antarctica sits at about 85°S and is stretched to 129× its true area; Mauritania at 20° N is stretched to 1.14×. That difference is why Antarctica looks so much bigger than it is next to Mauritania. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Antarctica bigger than Mauritania?
- Yes. Antarctica is 13.6 times larger than Mauritania. Antarctica covers 14,000,000 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Mauritania fit into Antarctica?
- About 14 times: Antarctica has 13.6× the area of Mauritania.
- Why do Antarctica and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antarctica is drawn about 129× its true area there and Mauritania about 1.14×. That is why Antarctica looks so much bigger than it really is next to Mauritania. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Antarctica or Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 4,400. Density: Antarctica 0.00 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².