Country size comparison
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Mauritius is about 227 times smaller than Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea is approximately 462,840 sq km, while Mauritius is approximately 2,040 sq km, making Mauritius 0.44% the size of Papua New Guinea. Meanwhile, the population of Papua New Guinea is ~9.6 million people (8.3 million fewer people live in Mauritius).
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Be 3.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line in Papua New Guinea
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Papua New Guinea is 91.4% more expensive than Mauritius overall
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