Comoros vs Palau
Comoros is 4.36 times larger than Palau. Palau would fit into Comoros about 4.4 times.
ComorosPalauComoros moved onto Palau · Equal-area projection
4.36×
Comoros is 4.36× the area of Palau.
| Comoros | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 17,663 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Koror |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Micronesia |
| 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; Palau at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Yes. Comoros is 4.36 times larger than Palau. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into Comoros?
- About 4.4 times: Comoros has 4.36× the area of Palau.
- Why do Comoros and Palau 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 Palau about 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Comoros: 882,847 people against 17,663. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Palau 38 per km².