Egypt vs Mauritius
Egypt is 495 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Egypt about 495 times.
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Egypt is 495× the area of Mauritius.
| Egypt | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Port Louis |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Mauritius?
- Yes. Egypt is 495 times larger than Mauritius. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Egypt?
- About 495 times: Egypt has 495× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Egypt and Mauritius look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Mauritius?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 1,243,741. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².