Mauritius is 1.51× the size of Faroe Islands
Mauritius covers about 2,000 km² (772 mi²) and Faroe Islands about 1,330 km² (513 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,000km²Mauritius
- 1,330km²Faroe Islands
200 km
- Mauritius
- Faroe Islands
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
- Faroe Islands is 66% of the size of Mauritius.
- Mauritius is larger by 672 km² (259 mi²), which is 51% of the area of Faroe Islands.
- Measured in Belgiums: Mauritius is about 0.07, Faroe Islands about 0.04.
How they differ
- Mauritius also has the larger population: 1.3 million against 54,000, 23.4× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 628 in Mauritius against 41 in Faroe Islands: Mauritius is 15.4× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,800 km apart.
- On a standard web map Faroe Islands looks larger than Mauritius: Mauritius at 20°S is drawn about 1.1× too large and Faroe Islands at 62°N about 4.6×, so the map shows Faroe Islands as 2.66× the size of Mauritius, when Mauritius is 1.51× the size of Faroe Islands.
- Together Mauritius and Faroe Islands cover 3,330 km², close to the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km², 0.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 672 km², is about the size of Bahrain (688 km²).
- At Faroe Islands's density, Mauritius would have 82,000 people (it has 1.3 million). At Mauritius's density, Faroe Islands would have 834,000 (it has 54,000).
- Faroe Islands's centre is 82.3° of latitude, about 9,150 km, farther north than Mauritius's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Mauritius | 1.51× |
| More people | Mauritius | 23.4× |
| More crowded | Mauritius | 15.4× |
| Farther north | Faroe Islands | 82.3° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Faroe Islands | 4.6× against 1.1× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Mauritius | Faroe Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 0.07× | 0.04× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.01× | 1 in 269 |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.01× | 1 in 281 |
| France 548,000 km² | 1 in 274 | 1 in 412 |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 1,575 | 1 in 2,372 |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 4,235 | 1 in 6,378 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 4,723 | 1 in 7,111 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 8,488 | 1 in 12,781 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Mauritius | Faroe Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 2,000 km²772 mi² | 1,330 km²513 mi² |
| Area with overseas territory | 2,010 km² | 1,330 km² |
| Population | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2017 | 54,000Wikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 628 per km² | 41 per km² |
| Official area | 2,040 km²Wikidata | 1,400 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Port Louis | Tórshavn |
| Latitude range | 21°S to 20°S | 61°N to 62°N |
| Continent | Seven seas (open ocean) | Europe |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,040 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,010 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 1,330 km² is 5.0% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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