Japan vs Mauritius
Japan is 185 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Japan about 185 times.
JapanMauritiusJapan moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
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Japan is 185× the area of Mauritius.
| Japan | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Port Louis |
| Region | Eastern Asia | 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. Japan sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.59× 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 Japan bigger than Mauritius?
- Yes. Japan is 185 times larger than Mauritius. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Japan?
- About 185 times: Japan has 185× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Japan and Mauritius look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Japan is drawn about 1.59× 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, Japan or Mauritius?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 1,243,741. Density: Japan 326 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².