Ghana vs Mauritius
Ghana is 117 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Ghana about 117 times.
GhanaMauritiusGhana moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
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Ghana is 117× the area of Mauritius.
| Ghana | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Port Louis |
| Region | Western 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. Ghana sits at about 8°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 Ghana bigger than Mauritius?
- Yes. Ghana is 117 times larger than Mauritius. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Ghana?
- About 117 times: Ghana has 117× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Ghana and Mauritius look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ghana 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, Ghana or Mauritius?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 1,243,741. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².