Faroe Islands vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 8.71 times larger than Faroe Islands. Faroe Islands would fit into Vanuatu about 8.7 times.
Faroe IslandsVanuatuFaroe Islands moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
0.11×
Faroe Islands is 0.11× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 8.71× the size of Faroe Islands.
| Faroe Islands | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,399 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 54,900 | 335,169 |
| Density | 39 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Torshavn | Port-Vila |
| Region | Northern Europe | 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. Faroe Islands sits at about 62°N and is stretched to 4.55× its true area; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. That difference is why Faroe Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Vanuatu. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Faroe Islands bigger than Vanuatu?
- No. Faroe Islands is 8.71 times smaller than Vanuatu. Faroe Islands covers 1,399 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Faroe Islands fit into Vanuatu?
- About 8.7 times: Vanuatu has 8.71× the area of Faroe Islands.
- Why do Faroe Islands and Vanuatu look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Faroe Islands is drawn about 4.55× its true area there and Vanuatu about 1.08×. That is why Faroe Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Vanuatu. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Faroe Islands or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 54,900. Density: Faroe Islands 39 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².