Fiji vs Mauritius
Fiji is 8.96 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Fiji about 9.0 times.
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Fiji is 8.96× the area of Mauritius.
| Fiji | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Port Louis |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Fiji sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Fiji bigger than Mauritius?
- Yes. Fiji is 8.96 times larger than Mauritius. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Fiji?
- About 9.0 times: Fiji has 8.96× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Fiji and Mauritius look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Fiji is drawn about 1.1× 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, Fiji or Mauritius?
- Mauritius: 1,243,741 people against 933,154. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².