Malaysia vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 3.12 times larger than Malaysia. Malaysia would fit into Mauritania about 3.1 times.
MalaysiaMauritaniaMalaysia moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Malaysia is 0.32× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 3.12× the size of Malaysia.
| Malaysia | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Nouakchott |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Malaysia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Malaysia bigger than Mauritania?
- No. Malaysia is 3.12 times smaller than Mauritania. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Malaysia fit into Mauritania?
- About 3.1 times: Mauritania has 3.12× the area of Malaysia.
- Why do Malaysia and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malaysia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Malaysia or Mauritania?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 5,315,065. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².