Cayman Islands vs Malta
Malta is 20% larger than Cayman Islands.
Cayman IslandsMaltaCayman Islands moved onto Malta · Equal-area projection
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Cayman Islands is 0.84× the area of Malta. Put the other way, Malta is 1.2× the size of Cayman Islands.
| Cayman Islands | Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 264 km² | 316 km² |
| Population | 75,844 | 579,704 |
| Density | 287 / km² | 1,835 / km² |
| Capital | George Town | Valletta |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Europe |
| 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; Malta at 36° N is stretched to 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- No. Cayman Islands is 16% smaller than Malta. Cayman Islands covers 264 km² and Malta covers 316 km².
- How many times does Cayman Islands fit into Malta?
- About 1.2 times: Malta has 1.2× the area of Cayman Islands.
- Why do Cayman Islands and Malta 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 Malta about 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Malta: 579,704 people against 75,844. Density: Cayman Islands 287 per km², Malta 1,835 per km².