Brazil vs Mauritania
Brazil is 8.26 times larger than Mauritania. Mauritania would fit into Brazil about 8.3 times.
BrazilMauritaniaBrazil moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Brazil is 8.26× the area of Mauritania.
| Brazil | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,515,767 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 212,812,405 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 25 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Brasilia | Nouakchott |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brazil sits at about 11°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Brazil bigger than Mauritania?
- Yes. Brazil is 8.26 times larger than Mauritania. Brazil covers 8,515,767 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Mauritania fit into Brazil?
- About 8.3 times: Brazil has 8.26× the area of Mauritania.
- Why do Brazil and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brazil is drawn about 1.04× 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, Brazil or Mauritania?
- Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 5,315,065. Density: Brazil 25 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².