Mauritius is 1.21× the size of Guadeloupe
Mauritius (Seven seas (open ocean)) covers about 2,000 km² (772 mi²) and Guadeloupe (overseas region of France) about 1,660 km² (640 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,000km²Mauritius
- 1,660km²Guadeloupe
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- Mauritius
- Guadeloupe
What fits
- Guadeloupe is 83% of the size of Mauritius.
- Mauritius is larger by 343 km² (132 mi²), which is 21% of the area of Guadeloupe.
- Measured in Belgiums: Mauritius is about 0.07, Guadeloupe about 0.05.
How they differ
- Mauritius also has the larger population: 1.3 million against 384,000, 3.30× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 628 in Mauritius against 231 in Guadeloupe: Mauritius is 2.71× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,600 km apart.
- Together Mauritius and Guadeloupe cover 3,660 km², close to the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km², 7.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 343 km², is about the size of Grenada (347 km²).
- At Guadeloupe's density, Mauritius would have 466,000 people (it has 1.3 million). At Mauritius's density, Guadeloupe would have 1.0 million (it has 384,000).
- Guadeloupe's centre is 36.5° of latitude, about 4,050 km, farther north than Mauritius's.
- Mauritius ranks 182nd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Guadeloupe is the 16th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 0.3% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Guadeloupe lies about 36° of latitude (roughly 4,050 km) north of Mauritius, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Mauritius would have about 1,590 m² and each person in Guadeloupe about 4,320 m².
- Laid side by side, Mauritius and Guadeloupe would cover 3,660 km², 93% of the size of Cape Verde.
- Together they have 1.6 million people, 90% as many people as North Macedonia.
- Mauritius is drawn from 26 points and Guadeloupe is drawn from 94 points: at sizes under 2,500 km² the outlines are a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
- Counted as a country, Guadeloupe would rank 183rd by area and 177th by population.
Side by side
| Mauritius | Guadeloupe | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountrySeven seas (open ocean) | Overseas regionFrance |
| Area, measured | 2,000 km²772 mi² | 1,660 km²640 mi² |
| Official area | 2,040 km²Wikidata | 1,630 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 181st of 239worldwide | 16th of 18in France |
| Population | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2017 | 384,000Wikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 159th of 237worldwide | 14th of 18in France |
| Density | 628 per km² | 231 per km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Basse-Terre |
| Latitude range | 21°S to 20°S | 16°N to 17°N |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,040 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,010 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,630 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,660 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12