Cyprus vs Mauritius
Cyprus is 4.53 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Cyprus about 4.5 times.
CyprusMauritiusCyprus moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
4.53×
Cyprus is 4.53× the area of Mauritius.
| Cyprus | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Port Louis |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cyprus sits at about 35°N and is stretched to 1.49× 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 Cyprus bigger than Mauritius?
- Yes. Cyprus is 4.53 times larger than Mauritius. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Cyprus?
- About 4.5 times: Cyprus has 4.53× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Cyprus and Mauritius look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cyprus is drawn about 1.49× 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, Cyprus or Mauritius?
- Cyprus: 1,370,754 people against 1,243,741. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².