Mauritius vs Zambia
Zambia is 369 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Zambia about 369 times.
MauritiusZambiaMauritius moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 0.0× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 369× the size of Mauritius.
| Mauritius | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Lusaka |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- No. Mauritius is 369 times smaller than Zambia. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Zambia?
- About 369 times: Zambia has 369× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Mauritius and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 1,243,741. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Zambia 29 per km².