Anguilla vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 2,923 times larger than Anguilla. Anguilla would fit into Western Sahara about 2923 times.
AnguillaWestern SaharaAnguilla moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Anguilla is 0.0× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 2,923× the size of Anguilla.
| Anguilla | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 91 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 19,079 | 612,000 |
| Density | 210 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | The Valley | — |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Anguilla is 2,923 times smaller than Western Sahara. Anguilla covers 91 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Anguilla fit into Western Sahara?
- About 2923 times: Western Sahara has 2,923× the area of Anguilla.
- Why do Anguilla and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 19,079. Density: Anguilla 210 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².