Guyana vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 4.79 times larger than Guyana. Guyana would fit into Mauritania about 4.8 times.
GuyanaMauritaniaGuyana moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Guyana is 0.21× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 4.79× the size of Guyana.
| Guyana | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 214,970 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 835,986 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 3.9 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Georgetown | Nouakchott |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guyana sits at about 5°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Guyana bigger than Mauritania?
- No. Guyana is 4.79 times smaller than Mauritania. Guyana covers 214,970 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Guyana fit into Mauritania?
- About 4.8 times: Mauritania has 4.79× the area of Guyana.
- Why do Guyana and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guyana is drawn about 1.01× 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, Guyana or Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 835,986. Density: Guyana 3.9 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².