Antigua and Barbuda vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 27.7 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Vanuatu about 28 times.
Antigua and BarbudaVanuatuAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.04× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 27.7× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 335,169 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Port-Vila |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 27.7 times smaller than Vanuatu. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Vanuatu?
- About 28 times: Vanuatu has 27.7× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².