Barbados vs Guyana
Guyana is 490 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Guyana about 490 times.
BarbadosGuyanaBarbados moved onto Guyana · Equal-area projection
0.0×
Barbados is 0.0× the area of Guyana. Put the other way, Guyana is 490× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Guyana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 214,970 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 835,986 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | Georgetown |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| 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. Barbados sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Guyana at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- No. Barbados is 490 times smaller than Guyana. Barbados covers 439 km² and Guyana covers 214,970 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Guyana?
- About 490 times: Guyana has 490× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Guyana 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 Guyana about 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- Guyana: 835,986 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Guyana 3.9 per km².