Aruba vs Libya
Libya is 9,830 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Libya about 9830 times.
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Aruba is 0.0× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 9,830× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Tripoli |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- No. Aruba is 9,830 times smaller than Libya. Aruba covers 179 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Libya?
- About 9830 times: Libya has 9,830× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Libya 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 Libya about 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Libya: 7,458,555 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².