Mauritania vs Qatar
Mauritania is 90.1 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Mauritania about 90 times.
MauritaniaQatarMauritania moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Mauritania is 90.1× the area of Qatar.
| Mauritania | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Doha |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Yes. Mauritania is 90.1 times larger than Qatar. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Mauritania?
- About 90 times: Mauritania has 90.1× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Mauritania and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 2,972,215. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Qatar 260 per km².