Barbados vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 27.8 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Vanuatu about 28 times.
BarbadosVanuatuBarbados moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Barbados is 0.04× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 27.8× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 335,169 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | Port-Vila |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- No. Barbados is 27.8 times smaller than Vanuatu. Barbados covers 439 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Vanuatu?
- About 28 times: Vanuatu has 27.8× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².