Anguilla vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 134 times larger than Anguilla. Anguilla would fit into Vanuatu about 134 times.
AnguillaVanuatuAnguilla moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Anguilla is 0.01× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 134× the size of Anguilla.
| Anguilla | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 91 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 19,079 | 335,169 |
| Density | 210 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | The Valley | Port-Vila |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- No. Anguilla is 134 times smaller than Vanuatu. Anguilla covers 91 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Anguilla fit into Vanuatu?
- About 134 times: Vanuatu has 134× the area of Anguilla.
- Why do Anguilla and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 19,079. Density: Anguilla 210 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².