Curaçao vs Saint Barthélemy
Curaçao is 18.5 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Curaçao about 19 times.
CuraçaoSaint BarthélemyCuraçao moved onto Saint Barthélemy · Equal-area projection
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Curaçao is 18.5× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
| Curaçao | Saint Barthélemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 24 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 10,124 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 422 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | Gustavia |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| 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; Saint Barthélemy at 18° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Yes. Curaçao is 18.5 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Curaçao covers 444 km² and Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Curaçao?
- About 19 times: Curaçao has 18.5× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Curaçao and Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy about 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Curaçao: 156,263 people against 10,124. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², Saint Barthélemy 422 per km².