Mauritius vs Suriname
Suriname is 80 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Suriname about 80 times.
MauritiusSurinameMauritius moved onto Suriname · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 0.01× the area of Suriname. Put the other way, Suriname is 80× the size of Mauritius.
| Mauritius | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 163,270 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 639,850 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Paramaribo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Suriname at 4° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Suriname?
- No. Mauritius is 80 times smaller than Suriname. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Suriname covers 163,270 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Suriname?
- About 80 times: Suriname has 80× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Mauritius and Suriname 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 Suriname about 1.01×. 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 Suriname?
- Mauritius: 1,243,741 people against 639,850. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Suriname 3.9 per km².