Chad vs Mauritius
Chad is 629 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Chad about 629 times.
ChadMauritiusChad moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
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Chad is 629× the area of Mauritius.
| Chad | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Port Louis |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than Mauritius?
- Yes. Chad is 629 times larger than Mauritius. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Chad?
- About 629 times: Chad has 629× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Chad and Mauritius look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or Mauritius?
- Chad: 21,003,705 people against 1,243,741. Density: Chad 16 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².