Equatorial Guinea vs Mauritius
Equatorial Guinea is 13.8 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Equatorial Guinea about 14 times.
Equatorial GuineaMauritiusEquatorial Guinea moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
13.8×
Equatorial Guinea is 13.8× the area of Mauritius.
| Equatorial Guinea | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Port Louis |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Mauritius?
- Yes. Equatorial Guinea is 13.8 times larger than Mauritius. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Equatorial Guinea?
- About 14 times: Equatorial Guinea has 13.8× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Mauritius look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea is drawn about 1.0× 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, Equatorial Guinea or Mauritius?
- Equatorial Guinea: 1,938,431 people against 1,243,741. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².