Antigua and Barbuda vs Palau
Palau is 6% larger than Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and BarbudaPalauAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Palau · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.94× the area of Palau. Put the other way, Palau is 1.06× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 17,663 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Koror |
| Region | Caribbean | Micronesia |
| 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; Palau at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 6% smaller than Palau. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Palau?
- About 1.1 times: Palau has 1.06× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Palau 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 Palau about 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Antigua and Barbuda: 94,209 people against 17,663. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Palau 38 per km².