Vanuatu is 31.1× the size of Mayotte
Vanuatu (Oceania) covers about 12,300 km² (4,750 mi²) and Mayotte (overseas region of France) about 395 km² (152 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 12,300km²Vanuatu
- 395km²Mayotte
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- Vanuatu
- Mayotte
Mayotte: The boundary or political status of Mayotte is contested. Size Versus draws the Natural Earth de facto outline and takes no position on it.
What fits
- Mayotte fits inside Vanuatu about 31.1 times by area.
- Vanuatu is larger by 11,900 km² (4,600 mi²), which is 3,014% of the area of Mayotte.
- Measured in Belgiums: Vanuatu is about 0.40, Mayotte about 0.01.
How they differ
- Vanuatu is larger, but Mayotte has the larger population: 321,000 against 300,000, 1.07× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 813 in Mayotte against 24 in Vanuatu: Mayotte is 33.3× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,900 km apart.
- Together Vanuatu and Mayotte cover 12,700 km², close to the size of Bahamas (12,600 km², 0.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 11,900 km², is about the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km²).
- At Mayotte's density, Vanuatu would have 10.0 million people (it has 300,000). At Vanuatu's density, Mayotte would have 9,630 (it has 321,000).
- Mayotte's centre is 3.4° of latitude, about 380 km, farther north than Vanuatu's.
- Vanuatu ranks 163rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Mayotte is the 18th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Mayotte lies about 3° of latitude (roughly 375 km) north of Vanuatu.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Vanuatu would have about 40,990 m² and each person in Mayotte about 1,230 m².
- Laid side by side, Vanuatu and Mayotte would cover 12,700 km², about the same size as the Bahamas.
- Together they have 621,000 people, about as many people as Montenegro.
- Mayotte is drawn from 44 points: at a size under 2,500 km² the outline is a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
- Counted as a country, Mayotte would rank 202nd by area and 178th by population.
Side by side
| Vanuatu | Mayotte | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryOceania | Overseas regionFrance |
| Area, measured | 12,300 km²4,750 mi² | 395 km²152 mi² |
| Official area | 12,200 km²Wikidata | 374 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 162nd of 239worldwide | 18th of 18in France |
| Population | 300,000Wikidata, 2020 | 321,000Wikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 179th of 237worldwide | 17th of 18in France |
| Density | 24 per km² | 813 per km² |
| Capital | Port Vila | Mamoudzou |
| Latitude range | 20°S to 13°S | 13°S to 13°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 12,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 12,300 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 395 km² is 5.6% above Wikidata's official figure of 374 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 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