Eritrea vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 8.76 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Mauritania about 8.8 times.
EritreaMauritaniaEritrea moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.11× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 8.76× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | 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. Eritrea 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 Eritrea bigger than Mauritania?
- No. Eritrea is 8.76 times smaller than Mauritania. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Mauritania?
- About 8.8 times: Mauritania has 8.76× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea 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, Eritrea or Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².