Mauritania vs Vanuatu
Mauritania is 84.6 times larger than Vanuatu. Vanuatu would fit into Mauritania about 85 times.
MauritaniaVanuatuMauritania moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Mauritania is 84.6× the area of Vanuatu.
| Mauritania | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 335,169 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Port-Vila |
| Region | Western Africa | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Yes. Mauritania is 84.6 times larger than Vanuatu. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Vanuatu fit into Mauritania?
- About 85 times: Mauritania has 84.6× the area of Vanuatu.
- Why do Mauritania and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 335,169. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².