Colombia vs Mauritania
Colombia is 11% larger than Mauritania.
ColombiaMauritaniaColombia moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Colombia is 1.11× the area of Mauritania.
| Colombia | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Nouakchott |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Colombia sits at about 4°N 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 Colombia bigger than Mauritania?
- Yes. Colombia is 11% larger than Mauritania. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Mauritania fit into Colombia?
- About 1.1 times: Colombia has 1.11× the area of Mauritania.
- Why do Colombia and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia 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, Colombia or Mauritania?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 5,315,065. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².