Mauritania vs Peru
Peru is 25% larger than Mauritania.
MauritaniaPeruMauritania moved onto Peru · Equal-area projection
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Mauritania is 0.8× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 1.25× the size of Mauritania.
| Mauritania | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Lima |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 5 |
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; Peru at 9° S is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- No. Mauritania is 20% smaller than Peru. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Mauritania fit into Peru?
- About 1.2 times: Peru has 1.25× the area of Mauritania.
- Why do Mauritania and Peru 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 Peru about 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 5,315,065. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Peru 27 per km².