Mauritius vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 86.4 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Uruguay about 86 times.
MauritiusUruguayMauritius moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 0.01× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 86.4× the size of Mauritius.
| Mauritius | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Montevideo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. Mauritius is 86.4 times smaller than Uruguay. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Uruguay?
- About 86 times: Uruguay has 86.4× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Mauritius and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 1,243,741. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².