Aruba vs Saint Barthélemy
Aruba is 7.46 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Aruba about 7.5 times.
ArubaSaint BarthélemyAruba moved onto Saint Barthélemy · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 7.46× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
| Aruba | Saint Barthélemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 24 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 10,124 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 422 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Gustavia |
| 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; Saint Barthélemy at 18° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Yes. Aruba is 7.46 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Aruba covers 179 km² and Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Aruba?
- About 7.5 times: Aruba has 7.46× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Aruba and Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy about 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Aruba: 108,785 people against 10,124. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Saint Barthélemy 422 per km².