Grenada vs Niue
Grenada is 34% larger than Niue.
GrenadaNiueGrenada moved onto Niue · Equal-area projection
1.34×
Grenada is 1.34× the area of Niue.
| Grenada | Niue | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 349 km² | 260 km² |
| Population | 117,303 | 1,821 |
| Density | 336 / km² | 7.0 / km² |
| Capital | Saint George's | Alofi |
| Region | Caribbean | Polynesia |
| 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. Grenada sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Niue at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Grenada bigger than Niue?
- Yes. Grenada is 34% larger than Niue. Grenada covers 349 km² and Niue covers 260 km².
- How many times does Niue fit into Grenada?
- About 1.3 times: Grenada has 1.34× the area of Niue.
- Why do Grenada and Niue look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Grenada is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Niue about 1.12×. 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, Grenada or Niue?
- Grenada: 117,303 people against 1,821. Density: Grenada 336 per km², Niue 7.0 per km².