Israel vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 49.6 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Mauritania about 50 times.
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Israel is 0.02× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 49.6× the size of Israel.
| Israel | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,770 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 10,122,800 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 487 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Jerusalem | Nouakchott |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Israel sits at about 31°N and is stretched to 1.37× 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 Israel bigger than Mauritania?
- No. Israel is 49.6 times smaller than Mauritania. Israel covers 20,770 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Mauritania?
- About 50 times: Mauritania has 49.6× the area of Israel.
- Why do Israel and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Israel is drawn about 1.37× 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, Israel or Mauritania?
- Israel: 10,122,800 people against 5,315,065. Density: Israel 487 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².