Aruba vs Saint Helena
Saint Helena is 2.2 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Saint Helena about 2.2 times.
ArubaSaint HelenaAruba moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.45× the area of Saint Helena. Put the other way, Saint Helena is 2.2× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 5,633 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Jamestown |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| 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 Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- No. Aruba is 2.2 times smaller than Saint Helena. Aruba covers 179 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Saint Helena?
- About 2.2 times: Saint Helena has 2.2× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Saint Helena 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 Helena about 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Aruba: 108,785 people against 5,633. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².