Mauritius is 1.93× the size of São Tomé and Príncipe
Mauritius covers about 2,000 km² (772 mi²) and São Tomé and Príncipe about 1,040 km² (400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,000km²Mauritius
- 1,040km²São Tomé and Príncipe
200 km
- Mauritius
- São Tomé and Príncipe
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
- São Tomé and Príncipe is 52% of the size of Mauritius.
- Mauritius is larger by 963 km² (372 mi²), which is 93% of the area of São Tomé and Príncipe.
- Measured in Belgiums: Mauritius is about 0.07, São Tomé and Príncipe about 0.03.
How they differ
- Mauritius also has the larger population: 1.3 million against 204,000, 6.19× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 628 in Mauritius against 197 in São Tomé and Príncipe: Mauritius is 3.19× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,020 km apart.
- Together Mauritius and São Tomé and Príncipe cover 3,040 km², close to the size of Samoa (2,780 km², 8.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 963 km², is about the size of Åland (942 km²).
- At São Tomé and Príncipe's density, Mauritius would have 397,000 people (it has 1.3 million). At Mauritius's density, São Tomé and Príncipe would have 651,000 (it has 204,000).
- São Tomé and Príncipe's centre is 20.7° of latitude, about 2,300 km, farther north than Mauritius's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Mauritius | 1.93× |
| More people | Mauritius | 6.19× |
| More crowded | Mauritius | 3.19× |
| Farther north | São Tomé and Príncipe | 20.7° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Mauritius | 1.1× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Mauritius | São Tomé and Príncipe |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 0.07× | 0.03× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.01× | 1 in 235 |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.01× | 1 in 345 |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.01× | 1 in 360 |
| France 548,000 km² | 1 in 274 | 1 in 528 |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 1,575 | 1 in 3,038 |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 4,235 | 1 in 8,169 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 4,723 | 1 in 9,109 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 8,488 | 1 in 16,371 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Mauritius | São Tomé and Príncipe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 2,000 km²772 mi² | 1,040 km²400 mi² |
| Area with overseas territory | 2,010 km² | 1,040 km² |
| Population | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2017 | 204,000Wikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 628 per km² | 197 per km² |
| Official area | 2,040 km²Wikidata | 1,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Port Louis | São Tomé |
| Latitude range | 21°S to 20°S | 0°N to 2°N |
| Continent | Seven seas (open ocean) | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2017, 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 1,040 km² is 3.6% above Wikidata's official figure of 1,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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