Macao vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 8,963 times larger than Macao. Macao would fit into Mauritania about 8963 times.
MacaoMauritaniaMacao moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Macao is 0.0× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 8,963× the size of Macao.
| Macao | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 115 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 685,900 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 5,964 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | — | Nouakchott |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Macao sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Macao bigger than Mauritania?
- No. Macao is 8,963 times smaller than Mauritania. Macao covers 115 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Macao fit into Mauritania?
- About 8963 times: Mauritania has 8,963× the area of Macao.
- Why do Macao and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Macao is drawn about 1.17× 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, Macao or Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 685,900. Density: Macao 5,964 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².