Antigua and Barbuda vs Malta
Antigua and Barbuda is 39% larger than Malta.
Antigua and BarbudaMaltaAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Malta · Equal-area projection
1.39×
Antigua and Barbuda is 1.39× the area of Malta.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 316 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 579,704 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 1,835 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Valletta |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Europe |
| 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; Malta at 36° N is stretched to 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Yes. Antigua and Barbuda is 39% larger than Malta. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Malta covers 316 km².
- How many times does Malta fit into Antigua and Barbuda?
- About 1.4 times: Antigua and Barbuda has 1.39× the area of Malta.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Malta 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 Malta about 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Malta: 579,704 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Malta 1,835 per km².