Antigua and Barbuda vs Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago is 11.7 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Trinidad and Tobago about 12 times.
Antigua and BarbudaTrinidad and TobagoAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.09× the area of Trinidad and Tobago. Put the other way, Trinidad and Tobago is 11.7× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 5,128 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 1,367,764 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Port-of-Spain |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| 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; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 11.7 times smaller than Trinidad and Tobago. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Trinidad and Tobago?
- About 12 times: Trinidad and Tobago has 11.7× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago: 1,367,764 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².