Mauritius vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 32.2 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Sri Lanka about 32 times.
MauritiusSri LankaMauritius moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 0.03× the area of Sri Lanka. Put the other way, Sri Lanka is 32.2× the size of Mauritius.
| Mauritius | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Colombo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Asia |
| 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; Sri Lanka at 8° N 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 Sri Lanka?
- No. Mauritius is 32.2 times smaller than Sri Lanka. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 32 times: Sri Lanka has 32.2× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Mauritius and Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 1,243,741. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².