Gambia vs Mauritius
Gambia is 5.54 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Gambia about 5.5 times.
GambiaMauritiusGambia moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
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Gambia is 5.54× the area of Mauritius.
| Gambia | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Port Louis |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Gambia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Gambia bigger than Mauritius?
- Yes. Gambia is 5.54 times larger than Mauritius. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Gambia?
- About 5.5 times: Gambia has 5.54× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Gambia and Mauritius look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gambia is drawn about 1.06× 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, Gambia or Mauritius?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 1,243,741. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².