Mauritania vs Seychelles
Mauritania is 2,246 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Mauritania about 2246 times.
MauritaniaSeychellesMauritania moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
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Mauritania is 2,246× the area of Seychelles.
| Mauritania | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 122,730 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Victoria |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern 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; Seychelles at 5° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
- Yes. Mauritania is 2,246 times larger than Seychelles. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Mauritania?
- About 2246 times: Mauritania has 2,246× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Mauritania and Seychelles 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 Seychelles about 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 122,730. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².