Comoros vs Saint Barthélemy
Comoros is 84.8 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Comoros about 85 times.
ComorosSaint BarthélemyComoros moved onto Saint Barthélemy · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 84.8× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
| Comoros | Saint Barthélemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 24 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 10,124 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 422 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Gustavia |
| 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; Saint Barthélemy at 18° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Yes. Comoros is 84.8 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Comoros?
- About 85 times: Comoros has 84.8× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Comoros and Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy about 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Comoros: 882,847 people against 10,124. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Saint Barthélemy 422 per km².