Mauritius vs New Caledonia
New Caledonia is 9.11 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into New Caledonia about 9.1 times.
MauritiusNew CaledoniaMauritius moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 0.11× the area of New Caledonia. Put the other way, New Caledonia is 9.11× the size of Mauritius.
| Mauritius | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 295,333 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Noum'ea |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Melanesia |
| 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. Mauritius sits at about 20°S and is stretched to 1.14× its true area; New Caledonia at 21° S is stretched to 1.15×. 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 New Caledonia?
- No. Mauritius is 9.11 times smaller than New Caledonia. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into New Caledonia?
- About 9.1 times: New Caledonia has 9.11× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Mauritius and New Caledonia 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 New Caledonia about 1.15×. 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 New Caledonia?
- Mauritius: 1,243,741 people against 295,333. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².