Guam vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 1,895 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Mauritania about 1895 times.
GuamMauritaniaGuam moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Guam is 0.0× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 1,895× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Nouakchott |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Guam 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 Guam bigger than Mauritania?
- No. Guam is 1,895 times smaller than Mauritania. Guam covers 544 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Mauritania?
- About 1895 times: Mauritania has 1,895× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guam 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, Guam or Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².