Mauritius vs US Virgin Islands
Mauritius is 5.9 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Mauritius about 5.9 times.
MauritiusUS Virgin IslandsMauritius moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 5.9× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Mauritius | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 103,792 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Mauritius is 5.9 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Mauritius?
- About 5.9 times: Mauritius has 5.9× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Mauritius and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Mauritius: 1,243,741 people against 103,792. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².