Argentina vs Mauritania
Argentina is 2.7 times larger than Mauritania. Mauritania would fit into Argentina about 2.7 times.
ArgentinaMauritaniaArgentina moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
2.7×
Argentina is 2.7× the area of Mauritania.
| Argentina | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,780,400 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 45,851,378 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | Nouakchott |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Argentina sits at about 35°S and is stretched to 1.48× 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 Argentina bigger than Mauritania?
- Yes. Argentina is 2.7 times larger than Mauritania. Argentina covers 2,780,400 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Mauritania fit into Argentina?
- About 2.7 times: Argentina has 2.7× the area of Mauritania.
- Why do Argentina and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Argentina is drawn about 1.48× 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, Argentina or Mauritania?
- Argentina: 45,851,378 people against 5,315,065. Density: Argentina 16 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².