Curaçao vs Israel
Israel is 46.8 times larger than Curaçao. Curaçao would fit into Israel about 47 times.
CuraçaoIsraelCuraçao moved onto Israel · Equal-area projection
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Curaçao is 0.02× the area of Israel. Put the other way, Israel is 46.8× the size of Curaçao.
| Curaçao | Israel | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 20,770 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 10,122,800 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 487 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | Jerusalem |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Curaçao sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Israel at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. 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 Curaçao bigger than Israel?
- No. Curaçao is 46.8 times smaller than Israel. Curaçao covers 444 km² and Israel covers 20,770 km².
- How many times does Curaçao fit into Israel?
- About 47 times: Israel has 46.8× the area of Curaçao.
- Why do Curaçao and Israel look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Curaçao is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Israel about 1.37×. 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, Curaçao or Israel?
- Israel: 10,122,800 people against 156,263. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², Israel 487 per km².