Cayman Islands vs Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna is 4% larger than Cayman Islands.
Cayman IslandsWallis and FutunaCayman Islands moved onto Wallis and Futuna · Equal-area projection
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Cayman Islands is 0.96× the area of Wallis and Futuna. Put the other way, Wallis and Futuna is 1.04× the size of Cayman Islands.
| Cayman Islands | Wallis and Futuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 264 km² | 274 km² |
| Population | 75,844 | 11,558 |
| Density | 287 / km² | 42 / km² |
| Capital | George Town | Mata-Utu |
| Region | Caribbean | Polynesia |
| 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; Wallis and Futuna at 14° S 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- No. Cayman Islands is 4% smaller than Wallis and Futuna. Cayman Islands covers 264 km² and Wallis and Futuna covers 274 km².
- How many times does Cayman Islands fit into Wallis and Futuna?
- About 1.0 times: Wallis and Futuna has 1.04× the area of Cayman Islands.
- Why do Cayman Islands and Wallis and Futuna 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 Wallis and Futuna 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- Cayman Islands: 75,844 people against 11,558. Density: Cayman Islands 287 per km², Wallis and Futuna 42 per km².