Mauritania vs Zambia
Mauritania is 37% larger than Zambia.
MauritaniaZambiaMauritania moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
1.37×
Mauritania is 1.37× the area of Zambia.
| Mauritania | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Lusaka |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Yes. Mauritania is 37% larger than Zambia. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Zambia fit into Mauritania?
- About 1.4 times: Mauritania has 1.37× the area of Zambia.
- Why do Mauritania and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 5,315,065. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Zambia 29 per km².