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Antigua and Barbuda vs Philippines

Philippines is 781 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Philippines about 781 times.

Antigua and BarbudaPhilippinesAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Philippines · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.0× the area of Philippines. Put the other way, Philippines is 781× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and BarbudaPhilippines
Area440 km²343,448 km²
Population94,209116,786,962
Density214 / km²340 / km²
CapitalSaint John'sManila
RegionCaribbeanSouth-Eastern Asia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours00

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; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Philippines?
No. Antigua and Barbuda is 781 times smaller than Philippines. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Philippines?
About 781 times: Philippines has 781× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Philippines 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 Philippines about 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Philippines 340 per km².
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