Christmas Island is about 15 times smaller than Mauritius.

Mauritius is approximately 2,040 sq km, while Christmas Island is approximately 135 sq km, making Christmas Island 6.62% the size of Mauritius. Meanwhile, the population of Mauritius is ~1.3 million people (1.3 million fewer people live in Christmas Island).
This to-scale comparison of Mauritius vs. Christmas Island uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.

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