Cayman Islands vs Maldives
Maldives is 13% larger than Cayman Islands.
Cayman IslandsMaldivesCayman Islands moved onto Maldives · Equal-area projection
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Cayman Islands is 0.89× the area of Maldives. Put the other way, Maldives is 1.13× the size of Cayman Islands.
| Cayman Islands | Maldives | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 264 km² | 298 km² |
| Population | 75,844 | 529,676 |
| Density | 287 / km² | 1,777 / km² |
| Capital | George Town | Male |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Asia |
| 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. Cayman Islands sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.12× its true area; Maldives at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Cayman Islands bigger than Maldives?
- No. Cayman Islands is 11% smaller than Maldives. Cayman Islands covers 264 km² and Maldives covers 298 km².
- How many times does Cayman Islands fit into Maldives?
- About 1.1 times: Maldives has 1.13× the area of Cayman Islands.
- Why do Cayman Islands and Maldives look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cayman Islands is drawn about 1.12× its true area there and Maldives about 1.0×. 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, Cayman Islands or Maldives?
- Maldives: 529,676 people against 75,844. Density: Cayman Islands 287 per km², Maldives 1,777 per km².