Mauritania vs Palestine
Mauritania is 125 times larger than Palestine. Palestine would fit into Mauritania about 125 times.
MauritaniaPalestineMauritania moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
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Mauritania is 125× the area of Palestine.
| Mauritania | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Yes. Mauritania is 125 times larger than Palestine. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Palestine fit into Mauritania?
- About 125 times: Mauritania has 125× the area of Palestine.
- Why do Mauritania and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 5,315,065. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Palestine 659 per km².