Mauritius vs Northern Mariana Islands
Mauritius is 4.4 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Mauritius about 4.4 times.
MauritiusNorthern Mariana IslandsMauritius moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
4.4×
Mauritius is 4.4× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Mauritius | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 43,541 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Saipan |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Micronesia |
| 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; Northern Mariana Islands at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Yes. Mauritius is 4.4 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Mauritius?
- About 4.4 times: Mauritius has 4.4× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Mauritius and Northern Mariana Islands 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 Northern Mariana Islands about 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Mauritius: 1,243,741 people against 43,541. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².