Seven seas (open ocean) · Eastern Africa
Mauritius
Mauritius covers about 2,000 km² (772 mi²), the 182nd largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Comoros, at about 1,670 km².
- 2,000km²Area, main territory
- 1.3 millionPopulation
- 0.07In Belgiums
200 km
- Mauritius
The outline shows the main territory. Overseas parts, about 14 km² in all, are counted in the figure “with overseas territory” below but are not drawn.
Facts
| Area, main territory | 2,000 km²772 mi² |
|---|---|
| Area with overseas territory | 2,010 km²778 mi² |
| Official area | 2,040 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.07 |
| Capital | Port Louis |
| Population | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 628 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 21°S to 20°S |
| In other languages | Mauricio Español · Maurice Français · Maurício Português · モーリシャス 日本語 · 毛里求斯 中文 · 모리셔스 한국어 |
| Continent | Seven seas (open ocean)#1 of 3 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Mauritius
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 8,488× the size of Mauritius.
- At 628 people per km², Mauritius is the 5th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- Mauritius lies at 20°S, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.1×.
- Laid out flat, Mauritius's main territory stretches about 83 km north to south and 647 km east to west.
- Counting overseas territory, Mauritius grows from 2,000 km² to 2,010 km², 0.7% more.
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,040 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,010 km², to within 2%.
How Mauritius measures up
Mauritius holds 79% of the land area and 69% of the people of the 3 countries listed for Seven seas (open ocean).
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,000 km² | 181st of 239 |
| Population | 1.3 million | 159th of 237 |
| Density | 628 per km² | 5th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 20.3°S | 200th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Mauritius is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.07× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1 in 274 its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 1,575 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 4,235 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 4,723 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 8,488 its size |
Where Mauritius sits
- Mauritius's centre lies at 20.3°S, 57.9°E, in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 2,250 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 21°S to 20°S, about 90 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Mauritius had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Mauritius would have 2.5 million people. It has 1.3 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Mauritius would have 7,490 people. It has 1.3 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 146,000.
About the same size as
Largest in Seven seas (open ocean)
- Mauritius#1 · 2,000 km²
- Seychelles436 km²
- Maldives109 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2017; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11