Afghanistan vs Mauritius
Afghanistan is 320 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Afghanistan about 320 times.
AfghanistanMauritiusAfghanistan moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 320× the area of Mauritius.
| Afghanistan | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Port Louis |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Mauritius at 20° S is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Afghanistan bigger than Mauritius?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 320 times larger than Mauritius. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Afghanistan?
- About 320 times: Afghanistan has 320× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Afghanistan and Mauritius look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Mauritius about 1.14×. 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, Afghanistan or Mauritius?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 1,243,741. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².