Anguilla vs Botswana
Botswana is 6,393 times larger than Anguilla. Anguilla would fit into Botswana about 6393 times.
AnguillaBotswanaAnguilla moved onto Botswana · Equal-area projection
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Anguilla is 0.0× the area of Botswana. Put the other way, Botswana is 6,393× the size of Anguilla.
| Anguilla | Botswana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 91 km² | 581,737 km² |
| Population | 19,079 | 2,562,122 |
| Density | 210 / km² | 4.4 / km² |
| Capital | The Valley | Gaborone |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Botswana at 22° S is stretched to 1.17×. 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 Botswana?
- No. Anguilla is 6,393 times smaller than Botswana. Anguilla covers 91 km² and Botswana covers 581,737 km².
- How many times does Anguilla fit into Botswana?
- About 6393 times: Botswana has 6,393× the area of Anguilla.
- Why do Anguilla and Botswana 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 Botswana about 1.17×. 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 Botswana?
- Botswana: 2,562,122 people against 19,079. Density: Anguilla 210 per km², Botswana 4.4 per km².