Mauritania vs Sudan
Sudan is 83% larger than Mauritania. Mauritania would fit into Sudan about 1.8 times.
MauritaniaSudanMauritania moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Mauritania is 0.55× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 1.83× the size of Mauritania.
| Mauritania | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Khartoum |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 7 |
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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Mauritania is 45% smaller than Sudan. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Mauritania fit into Sudan?
- About 1.8 times: Sudan has 1.83× the area of Mauritania.
- Why do Mauritania and Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 5,315,065. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Sudan 27 per km².