Anguilla vs Aruba
Aruba is 97% larger than Anguilla. Anguilla would fit into Aruba about 2.0 times.
AnguillaArubaAnguilla moved onto Aruba · Equal-area projection
0.51×
Anguilla is 0.51× the area of Aruba. Put the other way, Aruba is 1.97× the size of Anguilla.
| Anguilla | Aruba | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 91 km² | 179 km² |
| Population | 19,079 | 108,785 |
| Density | 210 / km² | 608 / km² |
| Capital | The Valley | Oranjestad |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Anguilla sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× its true area; Aruba at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Anguilla bigger than Aruba?
- No. Anguilla is 49% smaller than Aruba. Anguilla covers 91 km² and Aruba covers 179 km².
- How many times does Anguilla fit into Aruba?
- About 2.0 times: Aruba has 1.97× the area of Anguilla.
- Why do Anguilla and Aruba look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Anguilla is drawn about 1.11× its true area there and Aruba about 1.05×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Anguilla or Aruba?
- Aruba: 108,785 people against 19,079. Density: Anguilla 210 per km², Aruba 608 per km².