Mauritius vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 227 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Papua New Guinea about 227 times.
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Mauritius is 0.0× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 227× the size of Mauritius.
| Mauritius | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Port Moresby |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- No. Mauritius is 227 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 227 times: Papua New Guinea has 227× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Mauritius and Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 1,243,741. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².