Bolivia vs Mauritania
Bolivia is 7% larger than Mauritania.
BoliviaMauritaniaBolivia moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
1.07×
Bolivia is 1.07× the area of Mauritania.
| Bolivia | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,098,581 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 12,581,843 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 11 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | La Paz | Nouakchott |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Bolivia sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Bolivia bigger than Mauritania?
- Yes. Bolivia is 7% larger than Mauritania. Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Mauritania fit into Bolivia?
- About 1.1 times: Bolivia has 1.07× the area of Mauritania.
- Why do Bolivia and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bolivia is drawn about 1.09× 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, Bolivia or Mauritania?
- Bolivia: 12,581,843 people against 5,315,065. Density: Bolivia 11 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².