Chile vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 36% larger than Chile.
ChileMauritaniaChile moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Chile is 0.73× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 1.36× the size of Chile.
| Chile | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Nouakchott |
| Region | South America | 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. Chile sits at about 36°S and is stretched to 1.53× 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 Chile bigger than Mauritania?
- No. Chile is 27% smaller than Mauritania. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Chile fit into Mauritania?
- About 1.4 times: Mauritania has 1.36× the area of Chile.
- Why do Chile and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chile is drawn about 1.53× 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, Chile or Mauritania?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 5,315,065. Density: Chile 26 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².