Guinea-Bissau vs Mauritius
Guinea-Bissau is 17.7 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 18 times.
Guinea-BissauMauritiusGuinea-Bissau moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
17.7×
Guinea-Bissau is 17.7× the area of Mauritius.
| Guinea-Bissau | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Port Louis |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau bigger than Mauritius?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 17.7 times larger than Mauritius. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 18 times: Guinea-Bissau has 17.7× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Mauritius look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau 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, Guinea-Bissau or Mauritius?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 1,243,741. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².