Mauritius vs Palestine
Palestine is 4.03 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Palestine about 4.0 times.
MauritiusPalestineMauritius moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 0.25× the area of Palestine. Put the other way, Palestine is 4.03× the size of Mauritius.
| Mauritius | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- No. Mauritius is 4.03 times smaller than Palestine. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Palestine?
- About 4.0 times: Palestine has 4.03× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Mauritius and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 1,243,741. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Palestine 659 per km².