Aruba vs Niue
Niue is 45% larger than Aruba.
ArubaNiueAruba moved onto Niue · Equal-area projection
0.69×
Aruba is 0.69× the area of Niue. Put the other way, Niue is 1.45× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Niue | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 260 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 1,821 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 7.0 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Alofi |
| Region | Caribbean | Polynesia |
| 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; Niue at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- No. Aruba is 31% smaller than Niue. Aruba covers 179 km² and Niue covers 260 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Niue?
- About 1.5 times: Niue has 1.45× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Niue 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 Niue about 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- Aruba: 108,785 people against 1,821. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Niue 7.0 per km².