Mauritius vs Pitcairn Islands
Mauritius is 43.4 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Mauritius about 43 times.
MauritiusPitcairn IslandsMauritius moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 43.4× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
| Mauritius | Pitcairn Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 47 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 50 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 1.1 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Adamstown |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Polynesia |
| 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; Pitcairn Islands at 24° S is stretched to 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Yes. Mauritius is 43.4 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Mauritius?
- About 43 times: Mauritius has 43.4× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Mauritius and Pitcairn 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 Pitcairn Islands about 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Mauritius: 1,243,741 people against 50. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².