Kuwait vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 57.8 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Mauritania about 58 times.
KuwaitMauritaniaKuwait moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Kuwait is 0.02× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 57.8× the size of Kuwait.
| Kuwait | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,818 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 4,865,298 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 273 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Kuwait City | Nouakchott |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Kuwait sits at about 29°N and is stretched to 1.32× 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 Kuwait bigger than Mauritania?
- No. Kuwait is 57.8 times smaller than Mauritania. Kuwait covers 17,818 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Mauritania?
- About 58 times: Mauritania has 57.8× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Kuwait and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kuwait is drawn about 1.32× 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, Kuwait or Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 4,865,298. Density: Kuwait 273 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².