Mauritius vs South Georgia
South Georgia is 99% larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into South Georgia about 2.0 times.
MauritiusSouth GeorgiaMauritius moved onto South Georgia · Equal-area projection
Remote islands and overseas parts not drawn; the figures include them
0.5×
Mauritius is 0.5× the area of South Georgia. Put the other way, South Georgia is 1.99× the size of Mauritius.
 Mauritius |  South Georgia | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaSouth Georgia: 1.99× the area | 2,040 km²#169 of 194 | 4,066 km² |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationMauritius: 35,535× the population | 1,243,741#156 of 194 · 2025 | 352019 |
| DensityMauritius: 70,827× the density | 610 / km²#10 of 194 | 0.01 / km² |
| Urban population | 39%#151 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Fertility rate | 1.44 per woman#149 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Population growth | −0.16%#168 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Birth rate | 10.3 per 1,000#137 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Death rate | 10.0 per 1,000#35 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Children under 15 | 14.5%#167 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| People over 65 | 14.1%#60 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Net migration | −2.2 per 1,000#147 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Refugees abroad | 0.23 per 1,000#96 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | 73.8 years#96 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Infant mortality | 13.8 per 1,000 births#90 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 1.44 per 1,000#95 of 178 · 2022 | — |
| University enrolment | 45.8%#82 of 145 · 2024 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.806#72 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | $14,040#67 of 185 · 2025 | — |
| GDP | $16.16B2025 | — |
| Income group | Upper-middle income | — |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $33,667#66 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| GDP growth | +3.2%#93 of 187 · 2025 | — |
| Inflation | +3.7%#68 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| Unemployment | 5.6%#76 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Extreme poverty | 0.5%#103 of 149 · 2017 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 36.8#58 of 149 · 2017 | — |
| Jobs in agriculture | 4.7% of jobs#132 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in industry | 20.6% of jobs#73 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in services | 74.7% of jobs#29 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Foreign investment | 5.0% of GDP#37 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| Exports | 65.0% of GDP#31 of 168 · 2025 | — |
| Military spending | 0.1% of GDP#151 of 155 · 2025 | — |
| Internet users | 73%#112 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptions | 173 per 100#13 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | 19% of land#121 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| CO₂ per person | 3.54 t a year#75 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energy | 8.6%#150 of 190 · 2021 | — |
| Access to electricity | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | 14.1 µg/m³#124 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Protected land | 5.0% of land#164 of 191 · 2025 | — |
| Arable land | 35.3% of land#19 of 190 · 2024 | — |
| Water stress | 23.0%#63 of 176 · 2022 | — |
| Precipitation | 2,041 mm#31 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | +0.93#40 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Control of corruption | +0.39#64 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Homicide rate | 2.3 per 100,000#72 of 146 · 2022 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of United Kingdom |
| Government | Parliamentary republic | Dependent territory |
| Capital | Port Louis | King Edward Point |
| Currency | Mauritian rupee (MUR) | Pound sterling (GBP) |
| Official languages | English, French | English |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC+4 | UTC−2 |
| Calling code | +230 | — |
| Region | Eastern Africa, Africa | Seven seas (open ocean) |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
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 Georgia at 54° S is stretched to 2.96×. That difference is why South Georgia looks so much bigger than it is next to Mauritius. 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 Georgia?
- No. Mauritius is 50% smaller than South Georgia. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and South Georgia covers 4,066 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into South Georgia?
- About 2.0 times: South Georgia has 1.99× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Mauritius and South Georgia 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 Georgia about 2.96×. That is why South Georgia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Mauritius. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Mauritius or South Georgia?
- Mauritius: 1,243,741 people against 35. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², South Georgia 0.01 per km².
- What kind of government do Mauritius and South Georgia have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Mauritius: parliamentary republic; South Georgia: dependent territory.