Barbados vs Mauritius
Mauritius is 4.65 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Mauritius about 4.6 times.
BarbadosMauritiusBarbados moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
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Barbados is 0.22× the area of Mauritius. Put the other way, Mauritius is 4.65× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | 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. Barbados sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Barbados bigger than Mauritius?
- No. Barbados is 4.65 times smaller than Mauritius. Barbados covers 439 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Mauritius?
- About 4.6 times: Mauritius has 4.65× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Mauritius look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados is drawn about 1.05× 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, Barbados or Mauritius?
- Mauritius: 1,243,741 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².