Central African Republic vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 65% larger than Central African Republic. Central African Republic would fit into Mauritania about 1.7 times.
Central African RepublicMauritaniaCentral African Republic moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Central African Republic is 0.6× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 1.65× the size of Central African Republic.
| Central African Republic | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 622,984 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 5,513,282 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 8.8 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Bangui | Nouakchott |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Central African Republic sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Central African Republic bigger than Mauritania?
- No. Central African Republic is 40% smaller than Mauritania. Central African Republic covers 622,984 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Central African Republic fit into Mauritania?
- About 1.7 times: Mauritania has 1.65× the area of Central African Republic.
- Why do Central African Republic and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Central African Republic is drawn about 1.01× 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, Central African Republic or Mauritania?
- Central African Republic: 5,513,282 people against 5,315,065. Density: Central African Republic 8.8 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².