Curaçao vs Palestine
Palestine is 18.5 times larger than Curaçao. Curaçao would fit into Palestine about 19 times.
CuraçaoPalestineCuraçao moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
0.05×
Curaçao is 0.05× the area of Palestine. Put the other way, Palestine is 18.5× the size of Curaçao.
| Curaçao | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- No. Curaçao is 18.5 times smaller than Palestine. Curaçao covers 444 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Curaçao fit into Palestine?
- About 19 times: Palestine has 18.5× the area of Curaçao.
- Why do Curaçao and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 156,263. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², Palestine 659 per km².