Kenya vs Mauritius
Kenya is 285 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Kenya about 285 times.
KenyaMauritiusKenya moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
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Kenya is 285× the area of Mauritius.
| Kenya | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Port Louis |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Kenya sits at about 1°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Kenya bigger than Mauritius?
- Yes. Kenya is 285 times larger than Mauritius. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Kenya?
- About 285 times: Kenya has 285× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Kenya and Mauritius look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kenya is drawn about 1.0× 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, Kenya or Mauritius?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 1,243,741. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².