Mauritania vs Uganda
Mauritania is 4.28 times larger than Uganda. Uganda would fit into Mauritania about 4.3 times.
MauritaniaUgandaMauritania moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
4.28×
Mauritania is 4.28× the area of Uganda.
| Mauritania | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Kampala |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Yes. Mauritania is 4.28 times larger than Uganda. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Uganda fit into Mauritania?
- About 4.3 times: Mauritania has 4.28× the area of Uganda.
- Why do Mauritania and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 5,315,065. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Uganda 213 per km².