Mauritius vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 17.7 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Taiwan about 18 times.
MauritiusTaiwanMauritius moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 0.06× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 17.7× the size of Mauritius.
| Mauritius | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Taipei |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern 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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- No. Mauritius is 17.7 times smaller than Taiwan. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Taiwan?
- About 18 times: Taiwan has 17.7× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Mauritius and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 1,243,741. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².