Mauritania vs Mexico
Mexico is 91% larger than Mauritania. Mauritania would fit into Mexico about 1.9 times.
MauritaniaMexicoMauritania moved onto Mexico · Equal-area projection
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Mauritania is 0.52× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 1.91× the size of Mauritania.
| Mauritania | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Mexico City |
| Region | Western Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mauritania sits at about 20°N and is stretched to 1.14× its true area; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mauritania bigger than Mexico?
- No. Mauritania is 48% smaller than Mexico. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Mauritania fit into Mexico?
- About 1.9 times: Mexico has 1.91× the area of Mauritania.
- Why do Mauritania and Mexico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mauritania is drawn about 1.14× its true area there and Mexico about 1.2×. 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, Mauritania or Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 5,315,065. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Mexico 67 per km².