Mauritius vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 5.98 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Vanuatu about 6.0 times.
MauritiusVanuatuMauritius moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 0.17× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 5.98× the size of Mauritius.
| Mauritius | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 335,169 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Port-Vila |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- No. Mauritius is 5.98 times smaller than Vanuatu. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Vanuatu?
- About 6.0 times: Vanuatu has 5.98× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Mauritius and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Mauritius: 1,243,741 people against 335,169. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².