Aruba vs Montserrat
Aruba is 75% larger than Montserrat. Montserrat would fit into Aruba about 1.8 times.
ArubaMontserratAruba moved onto Montserrat · Equal-area projection
1.75×
Aruba is 1.75× the area of Montserrat.
| Aruba | Montserrat | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 102 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 5,440 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Brades |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| 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; Montserrat at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Montserrat?
- Yes. Aruba is 75% larger than Montserrat. Aruba covers 179 km² and Montserrat covers 102 km².
- How many times does Montserrat fit into Aruba?
- About 1.8 times: Aruba has 1.75× the area of Montserrat.
- Why do Aruba and Montserrat 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 Montserrat about 1.09×. 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 Montserrat?
- Aruba: 108,785 people against 5,440. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Montserrat 53 per km².