Nauru is 1.15× the size of Ceuta
Nauru (Oceania) covers about 21 km² (8.2 mi²) and Ceuta (autonomous city of Spain) about 19 km² (7.1 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 21km²Nauru
- 19km²Ceuta
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Ceuta: The boundary or political status of Ceuta is contested. Size Versus draws the Natural Earth de facto outline and takes no position on it.
What fits
- Ceuta is 87% of the size of Nauru.
- Nauru is larger by 2.7 km² (1.0 mi²), which is 15% of the area of Ceuta.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nauru is about 0.00, Ceuta about 0.00.
How they differ
- Nauru is larger, but Ceuta has the larger population: 83,000 against 14,000, 6.10× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 4,499 in Ceuta against 644 in Nauru: Ceuta is 6.99× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 16,000 km apart.
- On a standard web map Ceuta looks larger than Nauru: Nauru at 1°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Ceuta at 36°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Ceuta as 1.33× the size of Nauru, when Nauru is 1.15× the size of Ceuta.
- At Ceuta's density, Nauru would have 95,000 people (it has 14,000). At Nauru's density, Ceuta would have 12,000 (it has 83,000).
- Ceuta's centre is 36.4° of latitude, about 4,050 km, farther north than Nauru's.
- Nauru ranks 239th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Ceuta is the 18th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Ceuta lies about 36° of latitude (roughly 4,050 km) north of Nauru, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nauru would have about 1,550 m² and each person in Ceuta about 220 m².
- Laid side by side, Nauru and Ceuta would cover 39.7 km², 1.17× the size of Sint Maarten.
- Nauru is drawn from 9 points and Ceuta is drawn from 9 points: at sizes under 2,500 km² the outlines are a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
- Counted as a country, Ceuta would rank 234th by area and 199th by population.
Side by side
| Nauru | Ceuta | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryOceania | Autonomous citySpain |
| Area, measured | 21.2 km²8.2 mi² | 18.5 km²7.1 mi² |
| Official area | 21.2 km²Wikidata | 18.5 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 233rd of 239worldwide | 18th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 14,000Wikidata, 2017 | 83,000Wikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 220th of 237worldwide | 19th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 644 per km² | 4,499 per km² |
| Capital | Yaren District | Ceuta |
| Latitude range | 1°S to 0°S | 36°N to 36°N |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 28.8 km² is 36% above Wikidata's official figure of 21.2 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Our measured 42.7 km² is 131% above Wikidata's official figure of 18.5 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12