Comoros vs Pitcairn Islands
Comoros is 43.3 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Comoros about 43 times.
ComorosPitcairn IslandsComoros moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 43.3× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
| Comoros | Pitcairn Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 47 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 50 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 1.1 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Adamstown |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× its true area; Pitcairn Islands at 24° S is stretched to 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Yes. Comoros is 43.3 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Comoros?
- About 43 times: Comoros has 43.3× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Comoros and Pitcairn Islands 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 Pitcairn Islands about 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Comoros: 882,847 people against 50. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².