Aruba vs French Polynesia
French Polynesia is 23.3 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into French Polynesia about 23 times.
ArubaFrench PolynesiaAruba moved onto French Polynesia · Equal-area projection
0.04×
Aruba is 0.04× the area of French Polynesia. Put the other way, French Polynesia is 23.3× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | French Polynesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 4,167 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 282,465 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 68 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Papeete |
| Region | Caribbean | Polynesia |
| 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; French Polynesia at 15° S is stretched to 1.07×. 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 French Polynesia?
- No. Aruba is 23.3 times smaller than French Polynesia. Aruba covers 179 km² and French Polynesia covers 4,167 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into French Polynesia?
- About 23 times: French Polynesia has 23.3× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and French Polynesia 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 French Polynesia about 1.07×. 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 French Polynesia?
- French Polynesia: 282,465 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², French Polynesia 68 per km².