Guatemala vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 9.47 times larger than Guatemala. Guatemala would fit into Mauritania about 9.5 times.
GuatemalaMauritaniaGuatemala moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Guatemala is 0.11× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 9.47× the size of Guatemala.
| Guatemala | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 108,889 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 18,687,881 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 172 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Guatemala City | Nouakchott |
| Region | Central America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guatemala sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Guatemala bigger than Mauritania?
- No. Guatemala is 9.47 times smaller than Mauritania. Guatemala covers 108,889 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Guatemala fit into Mauritania?
- About 9.5 times: Mauritania has 9.47× the area of Guatemala.
- Why do Guatemala and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guatemala is drawn about 1.08× 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, Guatemala or Mauritania?
- Guatemala: 18,687,881 people against 5,315,065. Density: Guatemala 172 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².