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Mauritius' area vs the United States': size comparison by land type

Updated on by Georank team

The United States is 4,817 times bigger by total area compared to Mauritius: 3,794,100 sq mi vs 788 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of the United States is 3,531,839 sq mi vs 771 sq mi for Mauritius — a 4,581 times difference in territory size.

  • Mauritius ranks 170/197 by total surface area vs 3/197 for the United States.
  • Mauritius occupies 0.001% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 6.14% for the United States.
  • 43% of Mauritius' area is agricultural land vs 46.1% in the United States.
  • Mauritius has 0.002% of the world's agricultural land area — the US has 8.83%.
  • 19.5% of Mauritius is covered by forests, compared to 33.9% in the US.
  • 0.001% of the world's forests are in Mauritius, and 7.67% are in the United States.

True size map comparison: Mauritius vs United States

See how Mauritius and the United States compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

Mauritius United States
Total area 788
sq mi 		3,794,100
sq mi
Size difference ratio 1 4,817
Total area rank 170/197 3/197
Share of all countries' surface area 0.0004% 1.93%
Land area 771
sq mi 		3,531,839
sq mi
Land area difference ratio 1 4,581
Land area rank 170/197 3/197
Share of all countries' land area 0.001% 6.14%
Population 1,245,779 341,784,857
Population density 1,608 ppl/mi² 97.3 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

Mauritius United States
Forest area 150.2
sq mi 		1,196,125
sq mi
Forest area as share of land 19.5% 33.9%
Forest area rank 167/196 4/196
World's forests share 0.001% 7.67%
Agricultural land area 332
sq mi 		1,627,576
sq mi
Agricultural land share 43% 46.1%
Agricultural land area rank 164/194 2/194
Share of global agricultural land 0.002% 8.83%
Arable land 289.6
sq mi 		585,190
sq mi
Arable land share 37.6% 16.6%
Arable land area rank 153/191 2/191
Permanent cropland 15.3
sq mi 		12,242
sq mi
Permanent cropland share 1.98% 0.35%
Permanent cropland area rank 167/192 14/192
Water area 16.6
sq mi 		262,262
sq mi
Water as share of total area 2.11% 6.91%
Water area rank 141/197 3/197
Roads length 1,509
mi 		4,092,730
mi
Land borders length 0
mi 		7,458
mi
Coastline length 110
mi 		12,380
mi
Share of marine protected waters 0% 19%

Size of Mauritius compared to states in USA

If Mauritius were a state in the US, it would be the 52nd biggest by land area: larger than Guam, smaller than Rhode Island, and 339 times smaller than the size of Texas.

# State Land area Compared to Mauritius
1 Alaska 570,641 sq mi x740
2 Texas 261,232 sq mi x339
3 California 155,779 sq mi x202
4 Montana 145,546 sq mi x188.8
5 New Mexico 121,298 sq mi x157.3
6 Arizona 113,594 sq mi x147.3
7 Nevada 109,781 sq mi x142.4
8 Colorado 103,642 sq mi x134.4
9 Wyoming 97,093 sq mi x125.9
10 Oregon 95,988 sq mi x124.5
11 Idaho 82,643 sq mi x107.2
12 Utah 82,169 sq mi x106.6
13 Kansas 81,759 sq mi x106
14 Minnesota 79,627 sq mi x103.3
15 Nebraska 76,824 sq mi x99.6
16 South Dakota 75,811 sq mi x98.3
17 North Dakota 69,001 sq mi x89.5
18 Missouri 68,742 sq mi x89.2
19 Oklahoma 68,595 sq mi x89
20 Washington 66,456 sq mi x86.2
21 Georgia 57,513 sq mi x74.6
22 Michigan 56,539 sq mi x73.3
23 Iowa 55,857 sq mi x72.4
24 Illinois 55,519 sq mi x72
25 Wisconsin 54,158 sq mi x70.2
26 Florida 53,625 sq mi x69.5
27 Arkansas 52,035 sq mi x67.5
28 Alabama 50,645 sq mi x65.7
29 North Carolina 48,618 sq mi x63.1
30 New York 47,126 sq mi x61.1
31 Mississippi 46,923 sq mi x60.9
32 Pennsylvania 44,743 sq mi x58
33 Louisiana 43,204 sq mi x56
34 Tennessee 41,235 sq mi x53.5
35 Ohio 40,861 sq mi x53
36 Virginia 39,490 sq mi x51.2
37 Kentucky 39,486 sq mi x51.2
38 Indiana 35,826 sq mi x46.5
39 Maine 30,843 sq mi x40
40 South Carolina 30,061 sq mi x39
41 West Virginia 24,038 sq mi x31.2
42 Maryland 9,707 sq mi x12.6
43 Vermont 9,217 sq mi x12
44 New Hampshire 8,953 sq mi x11.6
45 Massachusetts 7,800 sq mi x10.1
46 New Jersey 7,354 sq mi x9.54
47 Hawaii 6,423 sq mi x8.33
48 Connecticut 4,842 sq mi x6.28
49 Puerto Rico 3,459 sq mi x4.49
50 Delaware 1,949 sq mi x2.53
51 Rhode Island 1,045 sq mi x1.36
* Mauritius 771 sq mi *
52 Guam 209.7 sq mi 0.27
53 Northern Mariana Islands 179.2 sq mi 0.23
54 US Virgin Islands 133.7 sq mi 0.17
55 American Samoa 76.4 sq mi 0.1
56 District of Columbia 61 sq mi 0.08

Mauritius vs United States size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The map above outlines the borders of Mauritius and the United States but is not accurate for size comparison because it's a 2d map with Mercator projection that distorts territories near the poles. The farther a country is from the equator, the more magnified it appears. More about country size projections.

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2023–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  3. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2025, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  4. United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  5. U.S. Census Bureau (2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)

Total agricultural land encompasses all areas used for agriculture: territories under permanent and temporary crops and pastures. It includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit and nut trees, and vineyards, but excludes sites utilized for timber production.

Arable land encompasses fields utilized for temporary crop production, pastures, market or kitchen gardens, and temporarily fallowed land. Land abandoned due to shifting cultivation practices is not included.

Permanent cropland refers to farmland for the long-term cultivation of crops, such as coffee, cocoa, and rubber, which do not require replanting after each harvest. This category encompasses land with permanent crops like flowering shrubs, fruit and nut trees, and vines, but does not include land under trees for timber production.

Inland areas under water, such as large rivers, lakes, and some coastal waterways.

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