Anguilla vs Malta
Malta is 3.47 times larger than Anguilla. Anguilla would fit into Malta about 3.5 times.
AnguillaMaltaAnguilla moved onto Malta · Equal-area projection
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Anguilla is 0.29× the area of Malta. Put the other way, Malta is 3.47× the size of Anguilla.
| Anguilla | Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 91 km² | 316 km² |
| Population | 19,079 | 579,704 |
| Density | 210 / km² | 1,835 / km² |
| Capital | The Valley | Valletta |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Europe |
| 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; Malta at 36° N is stretched to 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- No. Anguilla is 3.47 times smaller than Malta. Anguilla covers 91 km² and Malta covers 316 km².
- How many times does Anguilla fit into Malta?
- About 3.5 times: Malta has 3.47× the area of Anguilla.
- Why do Anguilla and Malta 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 Malta about 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Malta: 579,704 people against 19,079. Density: Anguilla 210 per km², Malta 1,835 per km².