Djibouti vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 44.4 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Mauritania about 44 times.
DjiboutiMauritaniaDjibouti moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.02× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 44.4× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Nouakchott |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Djibouti sits at about 12°N 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 Djibouti bigger than Mauritania?
- No. Djibouti is 44.4 times smaller than Mauritania. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Mauritania?
- About 44 times: Mauritania has 44.4× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Djibouti 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, Djibouti or Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².