France vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 60% larger than France. France would fit into Mauritania about 1.6 times.
FranceMauritaniaFrance moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
0.62×
France is 0.62× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 1.6× the size of France.
| France | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 643,801 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 68,720,337 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 107 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Paris | Nouakchott |
| Region | Western Europe | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. France sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.87× its true area; Mauritania at 20° N is stretched to 1.14×. That difference is why France looks so much bigger than it is next to Mauritania. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is France bigger than Mauritania?
- No. France is 38% smaller than Mauritania. France covers 643,801 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does France fit into Mauritania?
- About 1.6 times: Mauritania has 1.6× the area of France.
- Why do France and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. France is drawn about 1.87× its true area there and Mauritania about 1.14×. That is why France looks so much bigger than it really is next to Mauritania. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, France or Mauritania?
- France: 68,720,337 people against 5,315,065. Density: France 107 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².