Aruba vs Pitcairn Islands
Aruba is 3.81 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Aruba about 3.8 times.
ArubaPitcairn IslandsAruba moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 3.81× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
| Aruba | Pitcairn Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 47 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 50 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 1.1 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Adamstown |
| 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; Pitcairn Islands at 24° S is stretched to 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Yes. Aruba is 3.81 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Aruba covers 179 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Aruba?
- About 3.8 times: Aruba has 3.81× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Aruba and Pitcairn Islands 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 Pitcairn Islands about 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Aruba: 108,785 people against 50. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².