Grenada vs Palau
Palau is 34% larger than Grenada.
GrenadaPalauGrenada moved onto Palau · Equal-area projection
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Grenada is 0.75× the area of Palau. Put the other way, Palau is 1.34× the size of Grenada.
| Grenada | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 349 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 117,303 | 17,663 |
| Density | 336 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | Saint George's | Koror |
| Region | Caribbean | Micronesia |
| 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; Palau at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- No. Grenada is 25% smaller than Palau. Grenada covers 349 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Grenada fit into Palau?
- About 1.3 times: Palau has 1.34× the area of Grenada.
- Why do Grenada and Palau 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 Palau about 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Grenada: 117,303 people against 17,663. Density: Grenada 336 per km², Palau 38 per km².