Mauritania vs Taiwan
Mauritania is 28.5 times larger than Taiwan. Taiwan would fit into Mauritania about 28 times.
MauritaniaTaiwanMauritania moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
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Mauritania is 28.5× the area of Taiwan.
| Mauritania | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Taipei |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Asia |
| 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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Yes. Mauritania is 28.5 times larger than Taiwan. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Mauritania?
- About 28 times: Mauritania has 28.5× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Mauritania and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 5,315,065. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².