World geography › Eastern Africa › Mauritius

Mauritius: map and facts

Mauritius is in Eastern Africa. It has about 1.24 million people (2025), the 155th largest population. It covers 2,010 km², the 168th largest by area. That is about 619 people per km². Its highest point is Petite Riviere Noire Peak, at 828 m.

Mauritius and the sea around it. The triangle marks its highest point, Petite Riviere Noire Peak; the circle marks its capital, Port Louis. Boundaries follow India’s official position.

Facts

Population: 1,243,741 (2025, World Bank)
Area: 2,010 km² (2024, World Bank)
Capital: Port Louis
Highest point: Petite Riviere Noire Peak, 828 m (Wikidata)
Forest: 19.1% of the land (2024, World Bank)

Mountains and landscapes

Its highest peaks:

Petite Riviere Noire Peak: 828 m (its highest point)

Plateaus, plains, deserts and other regions: Mascarene Islands.

Land

Land cover seen from satellites (NASA MODIS, 2024): farmland 31.6%, evergreen broadleaf forest 20.5%, savanna 19.2%, farmland with natural plants 11.9%, grassland 6.9%, water 4.4%.

Landforms, worked out from the height of the land (USGS GMTED2010): hills 66%, mountains 24%, plains 10%.

Forests covered 19.1% of its land in 2024, down from 20.2% in 1990 (World Bank).

Neighbours

Mauritius has no land borders on this map.

Explore the map of Mauritius

In the game you can zoom into its rivers, mountains, minerals, terrain and forests. Free, with no sign-up.

Sources

India’s boundaries are drawn according to India’s official position, simplified for small-scale maps (data: Natural Earth, India view). Each figure shows its year and source; some are rounded. Data release 2026.2.

Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain. Boundaries follow India's official position (Natural Earth's India point of view). Terms
GMTED2010 courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey (Danielson and Gesch 2011, USGS Open-File Report 2011-1073). Terms
Friedl, M., Sulla-Menashe, D. (2022). MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Cover Type Yearly L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. doi:10.5067/MODIS/MCD12Q1.061. Terms
The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): UN Population Division, national statistical offices (2025 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2): FAO (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Terms
The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Forest area (% of land area) (AG.LND.FRST.ZS): FAO, FAOSTAT (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
Wikidata (CC0): names, capitals, peak heights and river lengths, checked by Make Me Smarter. Terms
Landforms worked out by Make Me Smarter from GMTED2010.

Report a map problem: muraskaramit@gmail.com

More: every country and territory, and the Map quiz.