Barbados vs Norfolk Island
Barbados is 12.5 times larger than Norfolk Island. Norfolk Island would fit into Barbados about 13 times.
BarbadosNorfolk IslandBarbados moved onto Norfolk Island · Equal-area projection
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Barbados is 12.5× the area of Norfolk Island.
| Barbados | Norfolk Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 35 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 2,188 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 63 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | Kingston |
| Region | Caribbean | Australia and New Zealand |
| 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; Norfolk Island at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 Norfolk Island?
- Yes. Barbados is 12.5 times larger than Norfolk Island. Barbados covers 439 km² and Norfolk Island covers 35 km².
- How many times does Norfolk Island fit into Barbados?
- About 13 times: Barbados has 12.5× the area of Norfolk Island.
- Why do Barbados and Norfolk Island 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 Norfolk Island about 1.31×. 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 Norfolk Island?
- Barbados: 282,623 people against 2,188. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Norfolk Island 63 per km².