Guam vs Mauritius
Mauritius is 3.75 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Mauritius about 3.8 times.
GuamMauritiusGuam moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
0.27×
Guam is 0.27× the area of Mauritius. Put the other way, Mauritius is 3.75× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Port Louis |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Guam 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 Guam bigger than Mauritius?
- No. Guam is 3.75 times smaller than Mauritius. Guam covers 544 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Mauritius?
- About 3.8 times: Mauritius has 3.75× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Mauritius look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guam 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, Guam or Mauritius?
- Mauritius: 1,243,741 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².