Aruba vs Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands is 47% larger than Aruba.
ArubaCayman IslandsAruba moved onto Cayman Islands · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.68× the area of Cayman Islands. Put the other way, Cayman Islands is 1.47× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Cayman Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 264 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 75,844 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 287 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | George Town |
| 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. Aruba sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Cayman Islands at 19° N is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Cayman Islands?
- No. Aruba is 32% smaller than Cayman Islands. Aruba covers 179 km² and Cayman Islands covers 264 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Cayman Islands?
- About 1.5 times: Cayman Islands has 1.47× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Cayman Islands 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 Cayman Islands about 1.12×. 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 Cayman Islands?
- Aruba: 108,785 people against 75,844. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Cayman Islands 287 per km².