Mauritius vs Mexico
Mexico is 967 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Mexico about 967 times.
MauritiusMexicoMauritius moved onto Mexico · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 0.0× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 967× the size of Mauritius.
| Mauritius | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Mexico City |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mauritius sits at about 20°S and is stretched to 1.14× its true area; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mauritius bigger than Mexico?
- No. Mauritius is 967 times smaller than Mexico. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Mexico?
- About 967 times: Mexico has 967× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Mauritius and Mexico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mauritius is drawn about 1.14× its true area there and Mexico about 1.2×. 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, Mauritius or Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 1,243,741. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Mexico 67 per km².