Aruba vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 1,486 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Western Sahara about 1486 times.
ArubaWestern SaharaAruba moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.0× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 1,486× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 612,000 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | — |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Aruba is 1,486 times smaller than Western Sahara. Aruba covers 179 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Western Sahara?
- About 1486 times: Western Sahara has 1,486× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².