Country size comparison
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Mauritania is about 2.3 times bigger than Sweden.
Sweden is approximately 450,295 sq km, while Mauritania is approximately 1,030,700 sq km, making Mauritania 129% larger than Sweden. Meanwhile, the population of Sweden is ~10.5 million people (6.3 million fewer people live in Mauritania).
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Make 10.2 times more money in Sweden
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Sweden is 2.7 times more expensive than Mauritania overall
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Moving from Mauritania to Sweden · OECD 2023
2 people moved from Mauritania to Sweden.
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