Comoros vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 507 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into Mauritania about 507 times.
ComorosMauritaniaComoros moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.0× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 507× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Nouakchott |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Comoros bigger than Mauritania?
- No. Comoros is 507 times smaller than Mauritania. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Mauritania?
- About 507 times: Mauritania has 507× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× 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, Comoros or Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².