Mauritius vs Togo
Togo is 27.8 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Togo about 28 times.
MauritiusTogoMauritius moved onto Togo · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 0.04× the area of Togo. Put the other way, Togo is 27.8× the size of Mauritius.
| Mauritius | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Lome |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| 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; Togo at 9° N 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 Togo?
- No. Mauritius is 27.8 times smaller than Togo. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Togo?
- About 28 times: Togo has 27.8× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Mauritius and Togo 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 Togo 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 Togo?
- Togo: 8,591,626 people against 1,243,741. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Togo 151 per km².