Mauritius vs Syria
Syria is 90.8 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Syria about 91 times.
MauritiusSyriaMauritius moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 0.01× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 90.8× the size of Mauritius.
| Mauritius | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Damascus |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- No. Mauritius is 90.8 times smaller than Syria. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Syria?
- About 91 times: Syria has 90.8× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Mauritius and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 1,243,741. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Syria 138 per km².