Mauritania vs Tunisia
Mauritania is 6.3 times larger than Tunisia. Tunisia would fit into Mauritania about 6.3 times.
MauritaniaTunisiaMauritania moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
6.3×
Mauritania is 6.3× the area of Tunisia.
| Mauritania | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Tunis |
| Region | Western Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Yes. Mauritania is 6.3 times larger than Tunisia. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Tunisia fit into Mauritania?
- About 6.3 times: Mauritania has 6.3× the area of Tunisia.
- Why do Mauritania and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 5,315,065. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².