Mauritania vs Yemen
Mauritania is 2.26 times larger than Yemen. Yemen would fit into Mauritania about 2.3 times.
MauritaniaYemenMauritania moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Mauritania is 2.26× the area of Yemen.
| Mauritania | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Sana'a |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; Yemen at 16° N 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 Yemen?
- Yes. Mauritania is 2.26 times larger than Yemen. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Yemen fit into Mauritania?
- About 2.3 times: Mauritania has 2.26× the area of Yemen.
- Why do Mauritania and Yemen 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 Yemen 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 5,315,065. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Yemen 92 per km².