Comoros vs Montserrat
Comoros is 19.9 times larger than Montserrat. Montserrat would fit into Comoros about 20 times.
ComorosMontserratComoros moved onto Montserrat · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 19.9× the area of Montserrat.
| Comoros | Montserrat | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 102 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 5,440 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Brades |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× its true area; Montserrat at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Comoros bigger than Montserrat?
- Yes. Comoros is 19.9 times larger than Montserrat. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Montserrat covers 102 km².
- How many times does Montserrat fit into Comoros?
- About 20 times: Comoros has 19.9× the area of Montserrat.
- Why do Comoros and Montserrat look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× its true area there and Montserrat about 1.09×. 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, Comoros or Montserrat?
- Comoros: 882,847 people against 5,440. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Montserrat 53 per km².