Antigua and Barbuda vs Singapore
Singapore is 63% larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Singapore about 1.6 times.
Antigua and BarbudaSingaporeAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Singapore · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.61× the area of Singapore. Put the other way, Singapore is 1.63× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Singapore | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 719 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 6,111,175 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 8,500 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Singapore |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern 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; Singapore at 1° 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 Singapore?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 39% smaller than Singapore. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Singapore covers 719 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Singapore?
- About 1.6 times: Singapore has 1.63× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Singapore 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 Singapore 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 Singapore?
- Singapore: 6,111,175 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Singapore 8,500 per km².