Aruba vs Malta
Malta is 77% larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Malta about 1.8 times.
ArubaMaltaAruba moved onto Malta · Equal-area projection
0.57×
Aruba is 0.57× the area of Malta. Put the other way, Malta is 1.77× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 316 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 579,704 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 1,835 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Valletta |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Europe |
| 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; Malta at 36° N is stretched to 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- No. Aruba is 43% smaller than Malta. Aruba covers 179 km² and Malta covers 316 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Malta?
- About 1.8 times: Malta has 1.77× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Malta 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 Malta about 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Malta: 579,704 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Malta 1,835 per km².