Anguilla vs Comoros
Comoros is 22.4 times larger than Anguilla. Anguilla would fit into Comoros about 22 times.
AnguillaComorosAnguilla moved onto Comoros · Equal-area projection
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Anguilla is 0.04× the area of Comoros. Put the other way, Comoros is 22.4× the size of Anguilla.
| Anguilla | Comoros | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 91 km² | 2,034 km² |
| Population | 19,079 | 882,847 |
| Density | 210 / km² | 434 / km² |
| Capital | The Valley | Moroni |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Comoros at 12° S is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Comoros?
- No. Anguilla is 22.4 times smaller than Comoros. Anguilla covers 91 km² and Comoros covers 2,034 km².
- How many times does Anguilla fit into Comoros?
- About 22 times: Comoros has 22.4× the area of Anguilla.
- Why do Anguilla and Comoros 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 Comoros about 1.04×. 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 Comoros?
- Comoros: 882,847 people against 19,079. Density: Anguilla 210 per km², Comoros 434 per km².