Aruba vs US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands is 93% larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into US Virgin Islands about 1.9 times.
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0.52×
Aruba is 0.52× the area of US Virgin Islands. Put the other way, US Virgin Islands is 1.93× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 103,792 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Charlotte Amalie |
| 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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- No. Aruba is 48% smaller than US Virgin Islands. Aruba covers 179 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into US Virgin Islands?
- About 1.9 times: US Virgin Islands has 1.93× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Aruba: 108,785 people against 103,792. Density: Aruba 608 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².