Aruba vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 914 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Tunisia about 914 times.
ArubaTunisiaAruba moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.0× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 914× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Tunis |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. Aruba is 914 times smaller than Tunisia. Aruba covers 179 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Tunisia?
- About 914 times: Tunisia has 914× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².