Mauritius vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 1,103 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Saudi Arabia about 1103 times.
MauritiusSaudi ArabiaMauritius moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 0.0× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 1,103× the size of Mauritius.
| Mauritius | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Riyadh |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Mauritius is 1,103 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 1103 times: Saudi Arabia has 1,103× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Mauritius and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 1,243,741. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².