Aruba vs Curaçao
Curaçao is 2.48 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Curaçao about 2.5 times.
ArubaCuraçaoAruba moved onto Curaçao · Equal-area projection
0.4×
Aruba is 0.4× the area of Curaçao. Put the other way, Curaçao is 2.48× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Curaçao | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 444 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 156,263 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 352 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Willemstad |
| 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; Curaçao at 12° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Curaçao?
- No. Aruba is 2.48 times smaller than Curaçao. Aruba covers 179 km² and Curaçao covers 444 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Curaçao?
- About 2.5 times: Curaçao has 2.48× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Curaçao 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 Curaçao about 1.05×. 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 Curaçao?
- Curaçao: 156,263 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Curaçao 352 per km².