Okinawa is 1.07× the size of Mauritius
Okinawa (prefecture of Japan) covers about 2,150 km² (829 mi²) and Mauritius (Seven seas (open ocean)) about 2,000 km² (772 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,150km²Okinawa
- 2,000km²Mauritius
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- Okinawa
- Mauritius
Okinawa: Part of this region's boundary is disputed with China and Taiwan. Size Versus draws Natural Earth's de facto outline, the boundary as it is held on the ground, and takes no position on it.
What fits
- Mauritius is 93% of the size of Okinawa.
- Okinawa is larger by 148 km² (57.0 mi²), which is 7.4% of the area of Mauritius.
- Measured in Belgiums: Okinawa is about 0.07, Mauritius about 0.07.
How they differ
- Okinawa also has the larger population: 1.5 million against 1.3 million, 1.16× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 680 in Okinawa against 628 in Mauritius: Okinawa is 1.08× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,030 km apart.
- Together Okinawa and Mauritius cover 4,150 km², close to the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km², 5.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 148 km², is about the size of Liechtenstein (137 km²).
- At Mauritius's density, Okinawa would have 1.3 million people (it has 1.5 million). At Okinawa's density, Mauritius would have 1.4 million (it has 1.3 million).
- Okinawa's centre is 46.1° of latitude, about 5,130 km, farther north than Mauritius's.
- Okinawa is the 45th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 0.6% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Mauritius ranks 182nd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Okinawa lies about 46° of latitude (roughly 5,130 km) north of Mauritius, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Okinawa would have about 1,470 m² and each person in Mauritius about 1,590 m².
- Laid side by side, Okinawa and Mauritius would cover 4,150 km², 1.06× the size of Cape Verde.
- Together they have 2.7 million people, about as many people as Jamaica.
- Okinawa is drawn from 133 points and Mauritius is drawn from 26 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, Okinawa would rank 181st by area and 155th by population.
Side by side
| Okinawa | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | CountrySeven seas (open ocean) |
| Area, measured | 2,150 km²829 mi² | 2,000 km²772 mi² |
| Official area | 2,280 km²Wikidata | 2,040 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 45th of 47in Japan | 181st of 239worldwide |
| Population | 1.5 millionWikidata, 2021 | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Rank by population | 25th of 47in Japan | 159th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 680 per km² | 628 per km² |
| Capital | Naha | Port Louis |
| Latitude range | 24°N to 28°N | 21°S to 20°S |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2017. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 2,150 km² is 5.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 2,280 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- 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 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