Mauritania vs Rwanda
Mauritania is 39.1 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Mauritania about 39 times.
MauritaniaRwandaMauritania moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
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Mauritania is 39.1× the area of Rwanda.
| Mauritania | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Kigali |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Yes. Mauritania is 39.1 times larger than Rwanda. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Mauritania?
- About 39 times: Mauritania has 39.1× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Mauritania and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 5,315,065. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².