Antigua and Barbuda vs Mauritius
Mauritius is 4.64 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Mauritius about 4.6 times.
Antigua and BarbudaMauritiusAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.22× the area of Mauritius. Put the other way, Mauritius is 4.64× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | 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. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Mauritius?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 4.64 times smaller than Mauritius. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Mauritius?
- About 4.6 times: Mauritius has 4.64× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Mauritius look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× 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, Antigua and Barbuda or Mauritius?
- Mauritius: 1,243,741 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².