Madagascar vs Mauritius
Madagascar is 288 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Madagascar about 288 times.
MadagascarMauritiusMadagascar moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
288×
Madagascar is 288× the area of Mauritius.
| Madagascar | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Port Louis |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Madagascar sits at about 19°S and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Madagascar bigger than Mauritius?
- Yes. Madagascar is 288 times larger than Mauritius. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Madagascar?
- About 288 times: Madagascar has 288× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Madagascar and Mauritius look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Madagascar is drawn about 1.12× 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, Madagascar or Mauritius?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 1,243,741. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².