Barbados vs Niue
Barbados is 69% larger than Niue. Niue would fit into Barbados about 1.7 times.
BarbadosNiueBarbados moved onto Niue · Equal-area projection
1.69×
Barbados is 1.69× the area of Niue.
| Barbados | Niue | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 260 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 1,821 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 7.0 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | Alofi |
| 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; Niue at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- Yes. Barbados is 69% larger than Niue. Barbados covers 439 km² and Niue covers 260 km².
- How many times does Niue fit into Barbados?
- About 1.7 times: Barbados has 1.69× the area of Niue.
- Why do Barbados and Niue 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 Niue about 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- Barbados: 282,623 people against 1,821. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Niue 7.0 per km².