Antigua and Barbuda vs Palestine
Palestine is 18.7 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Palestine about 19 times.
Antigua and BarbudaPalestineAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.05× the area of Palestine. Put the other way, Palestine is 18.7× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| 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. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× its true area; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 18.7 times smaller than Palestine. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Palestine?
- About 19 times: Palestine has 18.7× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Palestine 659 per km².