Barbados vs Eswatini
Eswatini is 39.6 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Eswatini about 40 times.
BarbadosEswatiniBarbados moved onto Eswatini · Equal-area projection
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Barbados is 0.03× the area of Eswatini. Put the other way, Eswatini is 39.6× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Eswatini | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 17,364 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 1,256,174 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 72 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | Mbabane |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Eswatini at 27° S is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Eswatini?
- No. Barbados is 39.6 times smaller than Eswatini. Barbados covers 439 km² and Eswatini covers 17,364 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Eswatini?
- About 40 times: Eswatini has 39.6× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Eswatini 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 Eswatini about 1.25×. 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 Eswatini?
- Eswatini: 1,256,174 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Eswatini 72 per km².