Barbados vs Saint Helena
Barbados is 11% larger than Saint Helena.
BarbadosSaint HelenaBarbados moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Barbados is 1.11× the area of Saint Helena.
| Barbados | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 5,633 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | Jamestown |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| 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; Saint Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Yes. Barbados is 11% larger than Saint Helena. Barbados covers 439 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Barbados?
- About 1.1 times: Barbados has 1.11× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Barbados and Saint Helena 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 Saint Helena about 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Barbados: 282,623 people against 5,633. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².