Cayman Islands vs Saint Helena
Saint Helena is 49% larger than Cayman Islands.
Cayman IslandsSaint HelenaCayman Islands moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Cayman Islands is 0.67× the area of Saint Helena. Put the other way, Saint Helena is 1.49× the size of Cayman Islands.
| Cayman Islands | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 264 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 75,844 | 5,633 |
| Density | 287 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | George Town | Jamestown |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| 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 Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- No. Cayman Islands is 33% smaller than Saint Helena. Cayman Islands covers 264 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Cayman Islands fit into Saint Helena?
- About 1.5 times: Saint Helena has 1.49× the area of Cayman Islands.
- Why do Cayman Islands and Saint Helena 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 Helena about 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Cayman Islands: 75,844 people against 5,633. Density: Cayman Islands 287 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².