Cayman Islands vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 47% larger than Cayman Islands.
Cayman IslandsSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesCayman Islands moved onto Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Equal-area projection
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Cayman Islands is 0.68× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Put the other way, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 1.47× the size of Cayman Islands.
| Cayman Islands | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 264 km² | 389 km² |
| Population | 75,844 | 99,924 |
| Density | 287 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | George Town | Kingstown |
| 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 Vincent and the Grenadines at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- No. Cayman Islands is 32% smaller than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Cayman Islands covers 264 km² and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km².
- How many times does Cayman Islands fit into Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- About 1.5 times: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 1.47× the area of Cayman Islands.
- Why do Cayman Islands and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines about 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 99,924 people against 75,844. Density: Cayman Islands 287 per km², Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km².