Curaçao vs Saint Helena
Curaçao is 13% larger than Saint Helena.
CuraçaoSaint HelenaCuraçao moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
1.13×
Curaçao is 1.13× the area of Saint Helena.
| Curaçao | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 5,633 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | Jamestown |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| 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 Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Yes. Curaçao is 13% larger than Saint Helena. Curaçao covers 444 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Curaçao?
- About 1.1 times: Curaçao has 1.13× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Curaçao and Saint Helena 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 Helena about 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Curaçao: 156,263 people against 5,633. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².