Australia vs Mauritania
Australia is 7.46 times larger than Mauritania. Mauritania would fit into Australia about 7.5 times.
AustraliaMauritaniaAustralia moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Australia is 7.46× the area of Mauritania.
| Australia | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 7,692,024 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 27,614,411 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 3.6 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Canberra | Nouakchott |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | 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. Australia sits at about 26°S and is stretched to 1.23× 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 Australia bigger than Mauritania?
- Yes. Australia is 7.46 times larger than Mauritania. Australia covers 7,692,024 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Mauritania fit into Australia?
- About 7.5 times: Australia has 7.46× the area of Mauritania.
- Why do Australia and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Australia is drawn about 1.23× 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, Australia or Mauritania?
- Australia: 27,614,411 people against 5,315,065. Density: Australia 3.6 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².