Mauritania vs Saint Helena
Mauritania is 2,616 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Mauritania about 2616 times.
MauritaniaSaint HelenaMauritania moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Mauritania is 2,616× the area of Saint Helena.
| Mauritania | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 5,633 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Jamestown |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
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; Saint Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Yes. Mauritania is 2,616 times larger than Saint Helena. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Mauritania?
- About 2616 times: Mauritania has 2,616× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Mauritania and Saint Helena 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 Saint Helena about 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 5,633. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².