Barbados vs Palestine
Palestine is 18.7 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Palestine about 19 times.
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Barbados is 0.05× the area of Palestine. Put the other way, Palestine is 18.7× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| 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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- No. Barbados is 18.7 times smaller than Palestine. Barbados covers 439 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Palestine?
- About 19 times: Palestine has 18.7× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Palestine 659 per km².