Mauritania vs Senegal
Mauritania is 5.24 times larger than Senegal. Senegal would fit into Mauritania about 5.2 times.
MauritaniaSenegalMauritania moved onto Senegal · Equal-area projection
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Mauritania is 5.24× the area of Senegal.
| Mauritania | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Dakar |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| 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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Yes. Mauritania is 5.24 times larger than Senegal. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Senegal fit into Mauritania?
- About 5.2 times: Mauritania has 5.24× the area of Senegal.
- Why do Mauritania and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Senegal: 18,931,966 people against 5,315,065. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Senegal 96 per km².