Belize vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 44.9 times larger than Belize. Belize would fit into Mauritania about 45 times.
BelizeMauritaniaBelize moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Belize is 0.02× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 44.9× the size of Belize.
| Belize | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 22,966 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 422,924 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Belmopan | Nouakchott |
| Region | Central America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Belize 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.
Questions about this pair
- Is Belize bigger than Mauritania?
- No. Belize is 44.9 times smaller than Mauritania. Belize covers 22,966 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Belize fit into Mauritania?
- About 45 times: Mauritania has 44.9× the area of Belize.
- Why do Belize and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Belize 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, Belize or Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 422,924. Density: Belize 18 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².