Barbados vs Malta
Barbados is 39% larger than Malta.
BarbadosMaltaBarbados moved onto Malta · Equal-area projection
1.39×
Barbados is 1.39× the area of Malta.
| Barbados | Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 316 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 579,704 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 1,835 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | Valletta |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Europe |
| 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; Malta at 36° N is stretched to 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Yes. Barbados is 39% larger than Malta. Barbados covers 439 km² and Malta covers 316 km².
- How many times does Malta fit into Barbados?
- About 1.4 times: Barbados has 1.39× the area of Malta.
- Why do Barbados and Malta 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 Malta about 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Malta: 579,704 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Malta 1,835 per km².