Mali vs Mauritania
Mali is 20% larger than Mauritania.
MaliMauritaniaMali moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
1.2×
Mali is 1.2× the area of Mauritania.
| Mali | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,240,192 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 25,198,821 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Bamako | Nouakchott |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mali sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Mali bigger than Mauritania?
- Yes. Mali is 20% larger than Mauritania. Mali covers 1,240,192 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Mauritania fit into Mali?
- About 1.2 times: Mali has 1.2× the area of Mauritania.
- Why do Mali and Mauritania look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mali is drawn about 1.1× 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, Mali or Mauritania?
- Mali: 25,198,821 people against 5,315,065. Density: Mali 20 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².