Ethiopia vs Mauritania
Ethiopia is 7% larger than Mauritania.
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1.07×
Ethiopia is 1.07× the area of Mauritania.
| Ethiopia | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Nouakchott |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ethiopia bigger than Mauritania?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 7% larger than Mauritania. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Mauritania fit into Ethiopia?
- About 1.1 times: Ethiopia has 1.07× the area of Mauritania.
- Why do Ethiopia and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ethiopia or Mauritania?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 5,315,065. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².