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Antigua and Barbuda vs Mauritania

Mauritania is 2,343 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Mauritania about 2343 times.

Antigua and BarbudaMauritaniaAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.0× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 2,343× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and BarbudaMauritania
Area440 km²1,030,700 km²
Population94,2095,315,065
Density214 / km²5.2 / km²
CapitalSaint John'sNouakchott
RegionCaribbeanWestern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours04

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Mauritania?
No. Antigua and Barbuda is 2,343 times smaller than Mauritania. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Mauritania?
About 2343 times: Mauritania has 2,343× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× 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, Antigua and Barbuda or Mauritania?
Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².
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