Guinea vs Mauritius
Guinea is 121 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Guinea about 121 times.
GuineaMauritiusGuinea moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
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Guinea is 121× the area of Mauritius.
| Guinea | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Port Louis |
| Region | Western Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 bigger than Mauritius?
- Yes. Guinea is 121 times larger than Mauritius. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Guinea?
- About 121 times: Guinea has 121× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Guinea and Mauritius look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea is drawn about 1.03× 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 or Mauritius?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 1,243,741. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².