Mauritius vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Mauritius is 5.24 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would fit into Mauritius about 5.2 times.
MauritiusSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesMauritius moved onto Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Equal-area projection
5.24×
Mauritius is 5.24× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
| Mauritius | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 389 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 99,924 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Kingstown |
| 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; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Yes. Mauritius is 5.24 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km².
- How many times does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fit into Mauritius?
- About 5.2 times: Mauritius has 5.24× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Why do Mauritius and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines about 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Mauritius: 1,243,741 people against 99,924. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km².