Latvia vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 16.0 times larger than Latvia. Latvia would fit into Mauritania about 16 times.
LatviaMauritaniaLatvia moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
0.06×
Latvia is 0.06× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 16.0× the size of Latvia.
| Latvia | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 64,594 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 1,847,785 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Riga | Nouakchott |
| Region | Northern Europe | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Latvia sits at about 57°N and is stretched to 3.35× its true area; Mauritania at 20° N is stretched to 1.14×. That difference is why Latvia 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 Latvia bigger than Mauritania?
- No. Latvia is 16.0 times smaller than Mauritania. Latvia covers 64,594 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Latvia fit into Mauritania?
- About 16 times: Mauritania has 16.0× the area of Latvia.
- Why do Latvia and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Latvia is drawn about 3.35× its true area there and Mauritania about 1.14×. That is why Latvia 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, Latvia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 1,847,785. Density: Latvia 29 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².