Cayman Islands vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 46.2 times larger than Cayman Islands. Cayman Islands would fit into Vanuatu about 46 times.
Cayman IslandsVanuatuCayman Islands moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Cayman Islands is 0.02× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 46.2× the size of Cayman Islands.
| Cayman Islands | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 264 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 75,844 | 335,169 |
| Density | 287 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | George Town | Port-Vila |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- No. Cayman Islands is 46.2 times smaller than Vanuatu. Cayman Islands covers 264 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Cayman Islands fit into Vanuatu?
- About 46 times: Vanuatu has 46.2× the area of Cayman Islands.
- Why do Cayman Islands and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 75,844. Density: Cayman Islands 287 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².