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Aruba vs Central African Republic

Central African Republic is 3,480 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Central African Republic about 3480 times.

ArubaCentral African RepublicAruba moved onto Central African Republic · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.0× the area of Central African Republic. Put the other way, Central African Republic is 3,480× the size of Aruba.
ArubaCentral African Republic
Area179 km²622,984 km²
Population108,7855,513,282
Density608 / km²8.8 / km²
CapitalOranjestadBangui
RegionCaribbeanMiddle Africa
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours06

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; Central African Republic at 7° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Aruba bigger than Central African Republic?
No. Aruba is 3,480 times smaller than Central African Republic. Aruba covers 179 km² and Central African Republic covers 622,984 km².
How many times does Aruba fit into Central African Republic?
About 3480 times: Central African Republic has 3,480× the area of Aruba.
Why do Aruba and Central African Republic 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 Central African Republic about 1.01×. 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 Central African Republic?
Central African Republic: 5,513,282 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Central African Republic 8.8 per km².
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