Indonesia vs Mauritania
Indonesia is 85% larger than Mauritania. Mauritania would fit into Indonesia about 1.8 times.
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1.85×
Indonesia is 1.85× the area of Mauritania.
| Indonesia | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Nouakchott |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | 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. Indonesia sits at about 2°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Indonesia bigger than Mauritania?
- Yes. Indonesia is 85% larger than Mauritania. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Mauritania fit into Indonesia?
- About 1.8 times: Indonesia has 1.85× the area of Mauritania.
- Why do Indonesia and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Indonesia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Indonesia or Mauritania?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 5,315,065. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².