Comoros vs Mauritius
Mauritius and Comoros are almost exactly the same size.
ComorosMauritiusComoros moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 1.0× the area of Mauritius. Put the other way, Mauritius is 1.0× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Port Louis |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Comoros bigger than Mauritius?
- No. Comoros and Mauritius are almost exactly the same size. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Mauritius?
- About 1.0 times: Mauritius has 1.0× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Mauritius look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× 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, Comoros or Mauritius?
- Mauritius: 1,243,741 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².