Aruba vs Guyana
Guyana is 1,201 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Guyana about 1201 times.
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Aruba is 0.0× the area of Guyana. Put the other way, Guyana is 1,201× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Guyana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 214,970 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 835,986 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Georgetown |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Guyana at 5° 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.
Questions about this pair
- Is Aruba bigger than Guyana?
- No. Aruba is 1,201 times smaller than Guyana. Aruba covers 179 km² and Guyana covers 214,970 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Guyana?
- About 1201 times: Guyana has 1,201× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Guyana 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 Guyana 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 Guyana?
- Guyana: 835,986 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Guyana 3.9 per km².