Gambia vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 91.2 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Mauritania about 91 times.
GambiaMauritaniaGambia moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 0.01× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 91.2× the size of Gambia.
| Gambia | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Nouakchott |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Gambia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Gambia bigger than Mauritania?
- No. Gambia is 91.2 times smaller than Mauritania. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Mauritania?
- About 91 times: Mauritania has 91.2× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Gambia and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gambia is drawn about 1.06× 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, Gambia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 2,822,093. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².