Antigua and Barbuda vs Libya
Libya is 3,999 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Libya about 3999 times.
Antigua and BarbudaLibyaAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Libya · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.0× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 3,999× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Tripoli |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× its true area; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Libya?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 3,999 times smaller than Libya. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Libya?
- About 3999 times: Libya has 3,999× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Libya look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× its true area there and Libya about 1.26×. 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, Antigua and Barbuda or Libya?
- Libya: 7,458,555 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².