Aruba vs Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon is 35% larger than Aruba.
ArubaSaint Pierre and MiquelonAruba moved onto Saint Pierre and Miquelon · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.74× the area of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Put the other way, Saint Pierre and Miquelon is 1.35× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 242 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 5,974 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 25 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Saint-Pierre |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern America |
| 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 Pierre and Miquelon at 47° N is stretched to 2.14×. That difference is why Saint Pierre and Miquelon looks so much bigger than it is next to Aruba. 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 Pierre and Miquelon?
- No. Aruba is 26% smaller than Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Aruba covers 179 km² and Saint Pierre and Miquelon covers 242 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Saint Pierre and Miquelon?
- About 1.4 times: Saint Pierre and Miquelon has 1.35× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Saint Pierre and Miquelon 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 Pierre and Miquelon about 2.14×. That is why Saint Pierre and Miquelon looks so much bigger than it really is next to Aruba. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Aruba or Saint Pierre and Miquelon?
- Aruba: 108,785 people against 5,974. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Saint Pierre and Miquelon 25 per km².