Mauritania vs Panama
Mauritania is 13.9 times larger than Panama. Panama would fit into Mauritania about 14 times.
MauritaniaPanamaMauritania moved onto Panama · Equal-area projection
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Mauritania is 13.9× the area of Panama.
| Mauritania | Panama | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 74,177 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 4,571,189 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Panama City |
| Region | Western Africa | Central America |
| 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; Panama at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Panama?
- Yes. Mauritania is 13.9 times larger than Panama. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Panama covers 74,177 km².
- How many times does Panama fit into Mauritania?
- About 14 times: Mauritania has 13.9× the area of Panama.
- Why do Mauritania and Panama 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 Panama about 1.02×. 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 Panama?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 4,571,189. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Panama 62 per km².