Anguilla vs Montserrat
Montserrat is 12% larger than Anguilla.
AnguillaMontserratAnguilla moved onto Montserrat · Equal-area projection
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Anguilla is 0.89× the area of Montserrat. Put the other way, Montserrat is 1.12× the size of Anguilla.
| Anguilla | Montserrat | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 91 km² | 102 km² |
| Population | 19,079 | 5,440 |
| Density | 210 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | The Valley | Brades |
| 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; Montserrat at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Montserrat?
- No. Anguilla is 11% smaller than Montserrat. Anguilla covers 91 km² and Montserrat covers 102 km².
- How many times does Anguilla fit into Montserrat?
- About 1.1 times: Montserrat has 1.12× the area of Anguilla.
- Why do Anguilla and Montserrat 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 Montserrat about 1.09×. 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 Montserrat?
- Anguilla: 19,079 people against 5,440. Density: Anguilla 210 per km², Montserrat 53 per km².