Maldives vs Mauritius
Mauritius is 6.85 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Mauritius about 6.8 times.
MaldivesMauritiusMaldives moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
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Maldives is 0.15× the area of Mauritius. Put the other way, Mauritius is 6.85× the size of Maldives.
| Maldives | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 298 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 529,676 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 1,777 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Male | Port Louis |
| Region | Southern 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. Maldives sits at about 4°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 Maldives bigger than Mauritius?
- No. Maldives is 6.85 times smaller than Mauritius. Maldives covers 298 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Mauritius?
- About 6.8 times: Mauritius has 6.85× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Maldives and Mauritius look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Maldives 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, Maldives or Mauritius?
- Mauritius: 1,243,741 people against 529,676. Density: Maldives 1,777 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².