Mauritania vs Portugal
Mauritania is 11.2 times larger than Portugal. Portugal would fit into Mauritania about 11 times.
MauritaniaPortugalMauritania moved onto Portugal · Equal-area projection
11.2×
Mauritania is 11.2× the area of Portugal.
| Mauritania | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 92,225 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 10,804,871 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Lisbon |
| Region | Western Africa | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 1 |
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; Portugal at 40° N is stretched to 1.68×. That difference is why Portugal looks so much bigger than it is next to Mauritania. 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 Portugal?
- Yes. Mauritania is 11.2 times larger than Portugal. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Portugal covers 92,225 km².
- How many times does Portugal fit into Mauritania?
- About 11 times: Mauritania has 11.2× the area of Portugal.
- Why do Mauritania and Portugal 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 Portugal about 1.68×. That is why Portugal looks so much bigger than it really is next to Mauritania. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Mauritania or Portugal?
- Portugal: 10,804,871 people against 5,315,065. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Portugal 117 per km².