Gabon vs Mauritius
Gabon is 131 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Gabon about 131 times.
GabonMauritiusGabon moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
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Gabon is 131× the area of Mauritius.
| Gabon | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Port Louis |
| Region | Middle 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. Gabon sits at about 1°S 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 Gabon bigger than Mauritius?
- Yes. Gabon is 131 times larger than Mauritius. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Gabon?
- About 131 times: Gabon has 131× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Gabon and Mauritius look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gabon 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, Gabon or Mauritius?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 1,243,741. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².