Barbados vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 1,468 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into South Sudan about 1468 times.
BarbadosSouth SudanBarbados moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Barbados is 0.0× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 1,468× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | Juba |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; South Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 South Sudan?
- No. Barbados is 1,468 times smaller than South Sudan. Barbados covers 439 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into South Sudan?
- About 1468 times: South Sudan has 1,468× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and South Sudan 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 South Sudan about 1.02×. 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 South Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².