Mauritius vs Rwanda
Rwanda is 12.9 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Rwanda about 13 times.
MauritiusRwandaMauritius moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 0.08× the area of Rwanda. Put the other way, Rwanda is 12.9× the size of Mauritius.
| Mauritius | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Kigali |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- No. Mauritius is 12.9 times smaller than Rwanda. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Rwanda?
- About 13 times: Rwanda has 12.9× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Mauritius and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 1,243,741. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².