Mauritius vs Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is 4.46 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Puerto Rico about 4.5 times.
MauritiusPuerto RicoMauritius moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 0.22× the area of Puerto Rico. Put the other way, Puerto Rico is 4.46× the size of Mauritius.
| Mauritius | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | San Juan |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Caribbean |
| 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; Puerto Rico at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- No. Mauritius is 4.46 times smaller than Puerto Rico. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Puerto Rico?
- About 4.5 times: Puerto Rico has 4.46× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Mauritius and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico about 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 1,243,741. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².