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Mauritius vs United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates is 41.0 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into United Arab Emirates about 41 times.

MauritiusUnited Arab EmiratesMauritius moved onto United Arab Emirates · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 0.02× the area of United Arab Emirates. Put the other way, United Arab Emirates is 41.0× the size of Mauritius.
MauritiusUnited Arab Emirates
Area2,040 km²83,600 km²
Population1,243,74111,513,149
Density610 / km²138 / km²
CapitalPort LouisAbu Dhabi
RegionEastern AfricaWestern Asia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
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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; United Arab Emirates at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Mauritius bigger than United Arab Emirates?
No. Mauritius is 41.0 times smaller than United Arab Emirates. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and United Arab Emirates covers 83,600 km².
How many times does Mauritius fit into United Arab Emirates?
About 41 times: United Arab Emirates has 41.0× the area of Mauritius.
Why do Mauritius and United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates about 1.2×. 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 United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates: 11,513,149 people against 1,243,741. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², United Arab Emirates 138 per km².
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