Marshall Islands vs Mauritius
Mauritius is 11.3 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Mauritius about 11 times.
Marshall IslandsMauritiusMarshall Islands moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 0.09× the area of Mauritius. Put the other way, Mauritius is 11.3× the size of Marshall Islands.
| Marshall Islands | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | Port Louis |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Marshall Islands sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Marshall Islands bigger than Mauritius?
- No. Marshall Islands is 11.3 times smaller than Mauritius. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Mauritius?
- About 11 times: Mauritius has 11.3× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Marshall Islands and Mauritius look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Marshall Islands is drawn about 1.02× 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, Marshall Islands or Mauritius?
- Mauritius: 1,243,741 people against 36,282. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².