Ethiopia vs Mauritius

Ethiopia is 541 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Ethiopia about 541 times.

EthiopiaMauritiusEthiopia moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
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Ethiopia is 541× the area of Mauritius.
EthiopiaMauritius
Area1,104,300 km²2,040 km²
Population135,472,0511,243,741
Density123 / km²610 / km²
CapitalAddis AbabaPort Louis
RegionEastern AfricaEastern Africa
CoastlineLandlockedHas a coast
Neighbours70

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ethiopia bigger than Mauritius?
Yes. Ethiopia is 541 times larger than Mauritius. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
How many times does Mauritius fit into Ethiopia?
About 541 times: Ethiopia has 541× the area of Mauritius.
Why do Ethiopia and Mauritius look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ethiopia or Mauritius?
Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 1,243,741. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².