Dominica vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 1,372 times larger than Dominica. Dominica would fit into Mauritania about 1372 times.
DominicaMauritaniaDominica moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Dominica is 0.0× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 1,372× the size of Dominica.
| Dominica | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 751 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 65,871 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Roseau | Nouakchott |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Dominica sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Dominica bigger than Mauritania?
- No. Dominica is 1,372 times smaller than Mauritania. Dominica covers 751 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Dominica fit into Mauritania?
- About 1372 times: Mauritania has 1,372× the area of Dominica.
- Why do Dominica and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Dominica is drawn about 1.08× 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, Dominica or Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 65,871. Density: Dominica 88 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².