Germany is 179× the size of Mauritius

Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and Mauritius about 2,000 km² (772 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

358,000km²Germany
2,000km²Mauritius

200 km

Germany
Mauritius

Outlines show main territory. Mauritius also has about 14 km² of overseas territory. These are not drawn, and not counted in the comparison.

What fits

Mauritius fits inside Germany about 179 times by area.
Germany is larger by 356,000 km² (137,000 mi²), which is 17,780% of the area of Mauritius.
Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, Mauritius about 0.07.

How they differ

Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 1.3 million, 66.0× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 628 in Mauritius against 233 in Germany: Mauritius is 2.69× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 9,180 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Mauritius at 20°S about 1.1×, so the map shows Germany as 398× the size of Mauritius instead of 179×.
Together Germany and Mauritius cover 360,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 3.8% bigger).
The gap between them, 356,000 km², is about the size of Republic of the Congo (345,000 km²).
At Mauritius's density, Germany would have 224.5 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Mauritius would have 470,000 (it has 1.3 million).
Germany's centre is 71.3° of latitude, about 7,930 km, farther north than Mauritius's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Germany	179×
More people	Germany	66.0×
More crowded	Mauritius	2.69×
Farther north	Germany	71.3° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Germany	2.5× against 1.1×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Germany	Mauritius
Belgium 30,700 km²	11.7×	0.07×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.47×	0.01×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.96×	0.01×
France 548,000 km²	0.65×	1 in 274
India 3,151,000 km²	0.11×	1 in 1,575
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.04×	1 in 4,235
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.04×	1 in 4,723
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.02×	1 in 8,488

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Germany	Mauritius
Area, main territory	358,000 km²138,000 mi²	2,000 km²772 mi²
Area with overseas territory	358,000 km²	2,010 km²
Population	83.5 millionWikidata, 2025	1.3 millionWikidata, 2017
Density	233 per km²	628 per km²
Official area	358,000 km²Wikidata	2,040 km²Wikidata
Capital	Berlin	Port Louis
Latitude range	47°N to 55°N	21°S to 20°S
Continent	Europe	Seven seas (open ocean)

Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2017, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 2,040 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,010 km², to within 2%.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
Drawing: Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
Data built: 2026-11-11

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