Burundi vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 37 times larger than Burundi. Burundi would fit into Mauritania about 37 times.
BurundiMauritaniaBurundi moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Burundi is 0.03× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 37× the size of Burundi.
| Burundi | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,834 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 14,390,003 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 517 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Bujumbura | Nouakchott |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Burundi sits at about 3°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Burundi bigger than Mauritania?
- No. Burundi is 37 times smaller than Mauritania. Burundi covers 27,834 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Burundi fit into Mauritania?
- About 37 times: Mauritania has 37× the area of Burundi.
- Why do Burundi and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Burundi is drawn about 1.0× 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, Burundi or Mauritania?
- Burundi: 14,390,003 people against 5,315,065. Density: Burundi 517 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².