Barbados vs Maldives
Barbados is 47% larger than Maldives.
BarbadosMaldivesBarbados moved onto Maldives · Equal-area projection
1.47×
Barbados is 1.47× the area of Maldives.
| Barbados | Maldives | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 298 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 529,676 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 1,777 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | Male |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Asia |
| 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; Maldives at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Maldives?
- Yes. Barbados is 47% larger than Maldives. Barbados covers 439 km² and Maldives covers 298 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Barbados?
- About 1.5 times: Barbados has 1.47× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Barbados and Maldives 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 Maldives about 1.0×. 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 Maldives?
- Maldives: 529,676 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Maldives 1,777 per km².