Aruba vs Botswana
Botswana is 3,250 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Botswana about 3250 times.
ArubaBotswanaAruba moved onto Botswana · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.0× the area of Botswana. Put the other way, Botswana is 3,250× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Botswana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 581,737 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 2,562,122 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 4.4 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Gaborone |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Aruba sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Botswana at 22° S is stretched to 1.17×. 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 Aruba bigger than Botswana?
- No. Aruba is 3,250 times smaller than Botswana. Aruba covers 179 km² and Botswana covers 581,737 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Botswana?
- About 3250 times: Botswana has 3,250× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Botswana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Botswana about 1.17×. 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, Aruba or Botswana?
- Botswana: 2,562,122 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Botswana 4.4 per km².