Mauritania vs Zimbabwe
Mauritania is 2.64 times larger than Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe would fit into Mauritania about 2.6 times.
MauritaniaZimbabweMauritania moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
2.64×
Mauritania is 2.64× the area of Zimbabwe.
| Mauritania | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Harare |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 4 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Yes. Mauritania is 2.64 times larger than Zimbabwe. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Zimbabwe fit into Mauritania?
- About 2.6 times: Mauritania has 2.64× the area of Zimbabwe.
- Why do Mauritania and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 5,315,065. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².