Cambodia vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 5.69 times larger than Cambodia. Cambodia would fit into Mauritania about 5.7 times.
CambodiaMauritaniaCambodia moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Cambodia is 0.18× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 5.69× the size of Cambodia.
| Cambodia | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181,035 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 17,847,982 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Phnom Penh | Nouakchott |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Cambodia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Cambodia bigger than Mauritania?
- No. Cambodia is 5.69 times smaller than Mauritania. Cambodia covers 181,035 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Cambodia fit into Mauritania?
- About 5.7 times: Mauritania has 5.69× the area of Cambodia.
- Why do Cambodia and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cambodia is drawn about 1.05× 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, Cambodia or Mauritania?
- Cambodia: 17,847,982 people against 5,315,065. Density: Cambodia 99 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².