Mauritius vs South Africa
South Africa is 599 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into South Africa about 599 times.
MauritiusSouth AfricaMauritius moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 0.0× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 599× the size of Mauritius.
| Mauritius | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Pretoria |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Mauritius is 599 times smaller than South Africa. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into South Africa?
- About 599 times: South Africa has 599× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Mauritius and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 1,243,741. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², South Africa 53 per km².