Mauritius vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 7.31 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Timor-Leste about 7.3 times.
MauritiusTimor-LesteMauritius moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
0.14×
Mauritius is 0.14× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 7.31× the size of Mauritius.
| Mauritius | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Dili |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Timor-Leste at 9° S 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 Timor-Leste?
- No. Mauritius is 7.31 times smaller than Timor-Leste. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 7.3 times: Timor-Leste has 7.31× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Mauritius and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 1,243,741. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².