Mauritania vs Morocco
Mauritania is 2.31 times larger than Morocco. Morocco would fit into Mauritania about 2.3 times.
MauritaniaMoroccoMauritania moved onto Morocco · Equal-area projection
2.31×
Mauritania is 2.31× the area of Morocco.
| Mauritania | Morocco | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 446,550 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 38,430,770 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 86 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Rabat |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 2 |
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; Morocco at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- Yes. Mauritania is 2.31 times larger than Morocco. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Morocco covers 446,550 km².
- How many times does Morocco fit into Mauritania?
- About 2.3 times: Mauritania has 2.31× the area of Morocco.
- Why do Mauritania and Morocco 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 Morocco about 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 5,315,065. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Morocco 86 per km².