Eritrea vs Mauritius
Eritrea is 57.6 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Eritrea about 58 times.
EritreaMauritiusEritrea moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
57.6×
Eritrea is 57.6× the area of Mauritius.
| Eritrea | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Port Louis |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Mauritius?
- Yes. Eritrea is 57.6 times larger than Mauritius. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Eritrea?
- About 58 times: Eritrea has 57.6× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Eritrea and Mauritius look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Mauritius?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 1,243,741. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².