Aruba vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 5,758 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Mauritania about 5758 times.
ArubaMauritaniaAruba moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.0× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 5,758× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Nouakchott |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Aruba sits at about 13°N 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 Aruba bigger than Mauritania?
- No. Aruba is 5,758 times smaller than Mauritania. Aruba covers 179 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Mauritania?
- About 5758 times: Mauritania has 5,758× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba 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, Aruba or Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².