Mauritius vs South Korea
South Korea is 49.2 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into South Korea about 49 times.
MauritiusSouth KoreaMauritius moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 0.02× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 49.2× the size of Mauritius.
| Mauritius | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Seoul |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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 Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. 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 Korea?
- No. Mauritius is 49.2 times smaller than South Korea. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into South Korea?
- About 49 times: South Korea has 49.2× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Mauritius and South Korea 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 Korea about 1.54×. 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 Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 1,243,741. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², South Korea 515 per km².