Cayman Islands vs Saint Barthélemy
Cayman Islands is 11 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Cayman Islands about 11 times.
Cayman IslandsSaint BarthélemyCayman Islands moved onto Saint Barthélemy · Equal-area projection
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Cayman Islands is 11× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
| Cayman Islands | Saint Barthélemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 264 km² | 24 km² |
| Population | 75,844 | 10,124 |
| Density | 287 / km² | 422 / km² |
| Capital | George Town | Gustavia |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| 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; Saint Barthélemy at 18° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Yes. Cayman Islands is 11 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Cayman Islands covers 264 km² and Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Cayman Islands?
- About 11 times: Cayman Islands has 11× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Cayman Islands and Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy about 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Cayman Islands: 75,844 people against 10,124. Density: Cayman Islands 287 per km², Saint Barthélemy 422 per km².