Curaçao vs Norfolk Island
Curaçao is 12.7 times larger than Norfolk Island. Norfolk Island would fit into Curaçao about 13 times.
CuraçaoNorfolk IslandCuraçao moved onto Norfolk Island · Equal-area projection
12.7×
Curaçao is 12.7× the area of Norfolk Island.
| Curaçao | Norfolk Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 35 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 2,188 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 63 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | Kingston |
| Region | Caribbean | Australia and New Zealand |
| 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; Norfolk Island at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 Norfolk Island?
- Yes. Curaçao is 12.7 times larger than Norfolk Island. Curaçao covers 444 km² and Norfolk Island covers 35 km².
- How many times does Norfolk Island fit into Curaçao?
- About 13 times: Curaçao has 12.7× the area of Norfolk Island.
- Why do Curaçao and Norfolk Island 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 Norfolk Island about 1.31×. 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 Norfolk Island?
- Curaçao: 156,263 people against 2,188. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², Norfolk Island 63 per km².