Mauritius vs Thailand
Thailand is 252 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Thailand about 252 times.
MauritiusThailandMauritius moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 0.0× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 252× the size of Mauritius.
| Mauritius | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Bangkok |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- No. Mauritius is 252 times smaller than Thailand. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Thailand?
- About 252 times: Thailand has 252× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Mauritius and Thailand 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 Thailand about 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 1,243,741. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Thailand 140 per km².