French Polynesia vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 247 times larger than French Polynesia. French Polynesia would fit into Mauritania about 247 times.
French PolynesiaMauritaniaFrench Polynesia moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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French Polynesia is 0.0× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 247× the size of French Polynesia.
| French Polynesia | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,167 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 282,465 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Papeete | Nouakchott |
| Region | Polynesia | 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. French Polynesia sits at about 15°S and is stretched to 1.07× 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 French Polynesia bigger than Mauritania?
- No. French Polynesia is 247 times smaller than Mauritania. French Polynesia covers 4,167 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does French Polynesia fit into Mauritania?
- About 247 times: Mauritania has 247× the area of French Polynesia.
- Why do French Polynesia and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. French Polynesia is drawn about 1.07× 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, French Polynesia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 282,465. Density: French Polynesia 68 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².