Mauritania vs Timor-Leste
Mauritania is 69.1 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Mauritania about 69 times.
MauritaniaTimor-LesteMauritania moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Mauritania is 69.1× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Mauritania | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Dili |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 1 |
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; Timor-Leste at 9° S is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Mauritania is 69.1 times larger than Timor-Leste. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Mauritania?
- About 69 times: Mauritania has 69.1× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Mauritania and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste about 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 1,418,517. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².