Equatorial Guinea vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 36.7 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Mauritania about 37 times.
Equatorial GuineaMauritaniaEquatorial Guinea moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.03× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 36.7× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Nouakchott |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Mauritania?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 36.7 times smaller than Mauritania. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Mauritania?
- About 37 times: Mauritania has 36.7× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea 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, Equatorial Guinea or Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².