Aruba vs Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 50% larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Saint Kitts and Nevis about 1.5 times.
ArubaSaint Kitts and NevisAruba moved onto Saint Kitts and Nevis · Equal-area projection
0.67×
Aruba is 0.67× the area of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Put the other way, Saint Kitts and Nevis is 1.5× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 269 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 46,922 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 174 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Basseterre |
| 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 Kitts and Nevis at 17° 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 Kitts and Nevis?
- No. Aruba is 33% smaller than Saint Kitts and Nevis. Aruba covers 179 km² and Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- About 1.5 times: Saint Kitts and Nevis has 1.5× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 Kitts and Nevis 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 Kitts and Nevis?
- Aruba: 108,785 people against 46,922. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Saint Kitts and Nevis 174 per km².