Mauritania vs Venezuela
Mauritania is 13% larger than Venezuela.
MauritaniaVenezuelaMauritania moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
1.13×
Mauritania is 1.13× the area of Venezuela.
| Mauritania | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Caracas |
| Region | Western Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N 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 Venezuela?
- Yes. Mauritania is 13% larger than Venezuela. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Venezuela fit into Mauritania?
- About 1.1 times: Mauritania has 1.13× the area of Venezuela.
- Why do Mauritania and Venezuela 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 Venezuela 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 5,315,065. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².