Mauritius vs Qatar
Qatar is 5.61 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Qatar about 5.6 times.
MauritiusQatarMauritius moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 0.18× the area of Qatar. Put the other way, Qatar is 5.61× the size of Mauritius.
| Mauritius | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Doha |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- No. Mauritius is 5.61 times smaller than Qatar. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Qatar?
- About 5.6 times: Qatar has 5.61× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Mauritius and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 1,243,741. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Qatar 260 per km².