Jersey vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 8,735 times larger than Jersey. Jersey would fit into Mauritania about 8735 times.
JerseyMauritaniaJersey moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Jersey is 0.0× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 8,735× the size of Jersey.
| Jersey | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 103,267 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 875 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Saint Helier | Nouakchott |
| Region | Northern Europe | 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. Jersey sits at about 49°N and is stretched to 2.34× its true area; Mauritania at 20° N is stretched to 1.14×. That difference is why Jersey looks so much bigger than it is next to Mauritania. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Jersey bigger than Mauritania?
- No. Jersey is 8,735 times smaller than Mauritania. Jersey covers 118 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Jersey fit into Mauritania?
- About 8735 times: Mauritania has 8,735× the area of Jersey.
- Why do Jersey and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Jersey is drawn about 2.34× its true area there and Mauritania about 1.14×. That is why Jersey looks so much bigger than it really is next to Mauritania. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Jersey or Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 103,267. Density: Jersey 875 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².