Mauritius vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 80.2 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Tunisia about 80 times.
MauritiusTunisiaMauritius moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 0.01× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 80.2× the size of Mauritius.
| Mauritius | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Tunis |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. Mauritius is 80.2 times smaller than Tunisia. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Tunisia?
- About 80 times: Tunisia has 80.2× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Mauritius and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 1,243,741. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².