Mauritania vs Vietnam
Mauritania is 3.11 times larger than Vietnam. Vietnam would fit into Mauritania about 3.1 times.
MauritaniaVietnamMauritania moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
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Mauritania is 3.11× the area of Vietnam.
| Mauritania | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Hanoi |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- Yes. Mauritania is 3.11 times larger than Vietnam. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Vietnam fit into Mauritania?
- About 3.1 times: Mauritania has 3.11× the area of Vietnam.
- Why do Mauritania and Vietnam 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 Vietnam about 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 5,315,065. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².