Grenada vs Mauritius
Mauritius is 5.85 times larger than Grenada. Grenada would fit into Mauritius about 5.8 times.
GrenadaMauritiusGrenada moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
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Grenada is 0.17× the area of Mauritius. Put the other way, Mauritius is 5.85× the size of Grenada.
| Grenada | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 349 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 117,303 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 336 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Saint George's | Port Louis |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Grenada sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Grenada bigger than Mauritius?
- No. Grenada is 5.85 times smaller than Mauritius. Grenada covers 349 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Grenada fit into Mauritius?
- About 5.8 times: Mauritius has 5.85× the area of Grenada.
- Why do Grenada and Mauritius look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Grenada is drawn about 1.05× 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, Grenada or Mauritius?
- Mauritius: 1,243,741 people against 117,303. Density: Grenada 336 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².