Mauritania vs Switzerland
Mauritania is 25.0 times larger than Switzerland. Switzerland would fit into Mauritania about 25 times.
MauritaniaSwitzerlandMauritania moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
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Mauritania is 25.0× the area of Switzerland.
| Mauritania | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Bern |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. That difference is why Switzerland looks so much bigger than it is next to Mauritania. 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 Switzerland?
- Yes. Mauritania is 25.0 times larger than Switzerland. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Switzerland fit into Mauritania?
- About 25 times: Mauritania has 25.0× the area of Switzerland.
- Why do Mauritania and Switzerland 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 Switzerland about 2.13×. That is why Switzerland looks so much bigger than it really is next to Mauritania. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Mauritania or Switzerland?
- Switzerland: 9,092,436 people against 5,315,065. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².