Barbados vs Cayman Islands
Barbados is 66% larger than Cayman Islands. Cayman Islands would fit into Barbados about 1.7 times.
BarbadosCayman IslandsBarbados moved onto Cayman Islands · Equal-area projection
1.66×
Barbados is 1.66× the area of Cayman Islands.
| Barbados | Cayman Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 264 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 75,844 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 287 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | George Town |
| 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. Barbados sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Cayman Islands at 19° N is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Barbados bigger than Cayman Islands?
- Yes. Barbados is 66% larger than Cayman Islands. Barbados covers 439 km² and Cayman Islands covers 264 km².
- How many times does Cayman Islands fit into Barbados?
- About 1.7 times: Barbados has 1.66× the area of Cayman Islands.
- Why do Barbados and Cayman Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Cayman Islands about 1.12×. 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, Barbados or Cayman Islands?
- Barbados: 282,623 people against 75,844. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Cayman Islands 287 per km².