Antigua and Barbuda vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 605 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Western Sahara about 605 times.
Antigua and BarbudaWestern SaharaAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.0× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 605× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 612,000 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | — |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| 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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 605 times smaller than Western Sahara. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Western Sahara?
- About 605 times: Western Sahara has 605× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².