Antigua and Barbuda vs Maldives
Antigua and Barbuda is 48% larger than Maldives.
Antigua and BarbudaMaldivesAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Maldives · Equal-area projection
1.48×
Antigua and Barbuda is 1.48× the area of Maldives.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Maldives | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 298 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 529,676 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 1,777 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Male |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Asia |
| 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. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× its true area; Maldives at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Maldives?
- Yes. Antigua and Barbuda is 48% larger than Maldives. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Maldives covers 298 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Antigua and Barbuda?
- About 1.5 times: Antigua and Barbuda has 1.48× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Maldives 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 Maldives about 1.0×. 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 Maldives?
- Maldives: 529,676 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Maldives 1,777 per km².