Aruba vs Maldives
Maldives is 66% larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Maldives about 1.7 times.
ArubaMaldivesAruba moved onto Maldives · Equal-area projection
0.6×
Aruba is 0.6× the area of Maldives. Put the other way, Maldives is 1.66× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Maldives | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 298 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 529,676 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 1,777 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Male |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Asia |
| 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; Maldives at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Maldives?
- No. Aruba is 40% smaller than Maldives. Aruba covers 179 km² and Maldives covers 298 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Maldives?
- About 1.7 times: Maldives has 1.66× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Maldives 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 Maldives about 1.0×. 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 Maldives?
- Maldives: 529,676 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Maldives 1,777 per km².