Curaçao vs Palau
Palau is 5% larger than Curaçao.
CuraçaoPalauCuraçao moved onto Palau · Equal-area projection
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Curaçao is 0.95× the area of Palau. Put the other way, Palau is 1.05× the size of Curaçao.
| Curaçao | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 17,663 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | Koror |
| Region | Caribbean | Micronesia |
| 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; Palau at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- No. Curaçao is 5% smaller than Palau. Curaçao covers 444 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Curaçao fit into Palau?
- About 1.0 times: Palau has 1.05× the area of Curaçao.
- Why do Curaçao and Palau 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 Palau about 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Curaçao: 156,263 people against 17,663. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², Palau 38 per km².