Bhutan vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 26.8 times larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into Mauritania about 27 times.
BhutanMauritaniaBhutan moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 0.04× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 26.8× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Nouakchott |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Bhutan sits at about 27°N and is stretched to 1.27× 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 Bhutan bigger than Mauritania?
- No. Bhutan is 26.8 times smaller than Mauritania. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Mauritania?
- About 27 times: Mauritania has 26.8× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bhutan is drawn about 1.27× 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, Bhutan or Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².