Curaçao vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 27.5 times larger than Curaçao. Curaçao would fit into Vanuatu about 27 times.
CuraçaoVanuatuCuraçao moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Curaçao is 0.04× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 27.5× the size of Curaçao.
| Curaçao | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 335,169 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | Port-Vila |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- No. Curaçao is 27.5 times smaller than Vanuatu. Curaçao covers 444 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Curaçao fit into Vanuatu?
- About 27 times: Vanuatu has 27.5× the area of Curaçao.
- Why do Curaçao and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 156,263. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².