Mauritius is 6.5 times larger than Malta.
Area: 316 km2 World Factbook
Population: 412,655 (July 2014) World Factbook
Malta is a southern European country in the Mediterranean Sea. It lies 80 km south of Sicily, 284 km east of Tunisia, and 333 km north of Libya. The country covers just over 316 km², making it one of the world's smallest and most densely populated countries. Wikipedia
Area: 2,040 km2 World Factbook
Population: 1,331,155 (July 2014) World Factbook
Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about 2,000 kilometres off the southeast coast of the African continent. The country includes the island of Mauritius, Rodrigues, the islands of Agalega and the archipelago of Saint Brandon. Wikipedia