Curaçao vs Malta
Curaçao is 41% larger than Malta.
CuraçaoMaltaCuraçao moved onto Malta · Equal-area projection
1.41×
Curaçao is 1.41× the area of Malta.
| Curaçao | Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 316 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 579,704 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 1,835 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | Valletta |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Europe |
| 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. Curaçao sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Malta at 36° N is stretched to 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Yes. Curaçao is 41% larger than Malta. Curaçao covers 444 km² and Malta covers 316 km².
- How many times does Malta fit into Curaçao?
- About 1.4 times: Curaçao has 1.41× the area of Malta.
- Why do Curaçao and Malta 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 Malta about 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Malta: 579,704 people against 156,263. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², Malta 1,835 per km².