Aruba vs Palestine
Palestine is 45.9 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Palestine about 46 times.
ArubaPalestineAruba moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.02× the area of Palestine. Put the other way, Palestine is 45.9× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- No. Aruba is 45.9 times smaller than Palestine. Aruba covers 179 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Palestine?
- About 46 times: Palestine has 45.9× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Palestine 659 per km².