Malawi vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 8.7 times larger than Malawi. Malawi would fit into Mauritania about 8.7 times.
MalawiMauritaniaMalawi moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Malawi is 0.11× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 8.7× the size of Malawi.
| Malawi | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118,484 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 22,216,120 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 188 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Lilongwe | Nouakchott |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Malawi sits at about 13°S and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Malawi bigger than Mauritania?
- No. Malawi is 8.7 times smaller than Mauritania. Malawi covers 118,484 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Malawi fit into Mauritania?
- About 8.7 times: Mauritania has 8.7× the area of Malawi.
- Why do Malawi and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malawi is drawn about 1.06× 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, Malawi or Mauritania?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 5,315,065. Density: Malawi 188 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².