Mauritania vs Uruguay
Mauritania is 5.85 times larger than Uruguay. Uruguay would fit into Mauritania about 5.8 times.
MauritaniaUruguayMauritania moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Mauritania is 5.85× the area of Uruguay.
| Mauritania | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Montevideo |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Yes. Mauritania is 5.85 times larger than Uruguay. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Uruguay fit into Mauritania?
- About 5.8 times: Mauritania has 5.85× the area of Uruguay.
- Why do Mauritania and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 3,384,688. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².