Barbados vs French Polynesia
French Polynesia is 9.49 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into French Polynesia about 9.5 times.
BarbadosFrench PolynesiaBarbados moved onto French Polynesia · Equal-area projection
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Barbados is 0.11× the area of French Polynesia. Put the other way, French Polynesia is 9.49× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | French Polynesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 4,167 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 282,465 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 68 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | Papeete |
| Region | Caribbean | Polynesia |
| 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; French Polynesia at 15° S is stretched to 1.07×. 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 French Polynesia?
- No. Barbados is 9.49 times smaller than French Polynesia. Barbados covers 439 km² and French Polynesia covers 4,167 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into French Polynesia?
- About 9.5 times: French Polynesia has 9.49× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and French Polynesia 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 French Polynesia about 1.07×. 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 French Polynesia?
- Barbados: 282,623 people against 282,465. Density: Barbados 644 per km², French Polynesia 68 per km².