Mauritius vs Namibia
Namibia is 405 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Namibia about 405 times.
MauritiusNamibiaMauritius moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 0.0× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 405× the size of Mauritius.
| Mauritius | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Windhoek |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- No. Mauritius is 405 times smaller than Namibia. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Namibia?
- About 405 times: Namibia has 405× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Mauritius and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Namibia: 3,092,816 people against 1,243,741. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².