Bolivia vs Vanuatu
Bolivia is 90.1 times larger than Vanuatu. Vanuatu would fit into Bolivia about 90 times.
BoliviaVanuatuBolivia moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
90.1×
Bolivia is 90.1× the area of Vanuatu.
| Bolivia | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,098,581 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 12,581,843 | 335,169 |
| Density | 11 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | La Paz | Port-Vila |
| Region | South America | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bolivia sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Bolivia bigger than Vanuatu?
- Yes. Bolivia is 90.1 times larger than Vanuatu. Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Vanuatu fit into Bolivia?
- About 90 times: Bolivia has 90.1× the area of Vanuatu.
- Why do Bolivia and Vanuatu look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bolivia is drawn about 1.09× 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, Bolivia or Vanuatu?
- Bolivia: 12,581,843 people against 335,169. Density: Bolivia 11 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².