Mauritius vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 13.9 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Solomon Islands about 14 times.
MauritiusSolomon IslandsMauritius moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 0.07× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 13.9× the size of Mauritius.
| Mauritius | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 838,645 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Honiara |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Melanesia |
| 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; Solomon Islands at 9° S is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Solomon Islands?
- No. Mauritius is 13.9 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 14 times: Solomon Islands has 13.9× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Mauritius and Solomon Islands 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 Solomon Islands about 1.02×. 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 Solomon Islands?
- Mauritius: 1,243,741 people against 838,645. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².