Cyprus vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 112 times larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into Mauritania about 112 times.
CyprusMauritaniaCyprus moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Cyprus is 0.01× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 112× the size of Cyprus.
| Cyprus | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Nouakchott |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cyprus sits at about 35°N and is stretched to 1.49× 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 Cyprus bigger than Mauritania?
- No. Cyprus is 112 times smaller than Mauritania. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into Mauritania?
- About 112 times: Mauritania has 112× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Cyprus and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cyprus is drawn about 1.49× 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, Cyprus or Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 1,370,754. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².