Mauritius vs Saint Helena
Mauritius is 5.18 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Mauritius about 5.2 times.
MauritiusSaint HelenaMauritius moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 5.18× the area of Saint Helena.
| Mauritius | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 5,633 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Jamestown |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| 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; Saint Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Yes. Mauritius is 5.18 times larger than Saint Helena. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Mauritius?
- About 5.2 times: Mauritius has 5.18× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Mauritius and Saint Helena 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 Saint Helena about 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Mauritius: 1,243,741 people against 5,633. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².