Anguilla vs Mauritius
Mauritius is 22.4 times larger than Anguilla. Anguilla would fit into Mauritius about 22 times.
AnguillaMauritiusAnguilla moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
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Anguilla is 0.04× the area of Mauritius. Put the other way, Mauritius is 22.4× the size of Anguilla.
| Anguilla | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 91 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 19,079 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 210 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | The Valley | Port Louis |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Anguilla sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Anguilla bigger than Mauritius?
- No. Anguilla is 22.4 times smaller than Mauritius. Anguilla covers 91 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Anguilla fit into Mauritius?
- About 22 times: Mauritius has 22.4× the area of Anguilla.
- Why do Anguilla and Mauritius look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Anguilla is drawn about 1.11× 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, Anguilla or Mauritius?
- Mauritius: 1,243,741 people against 19,079. Density: Anguilla 210 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².