Grenada vs Saint Helena
Saint Helena is 13% larger than Grenada.
GrenadaSaint HelenaGrenada moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Grenada is 0.89× the area of Saint Helena. Put the other way, Saint Helena is 1.13× the size of Grenada.
| Grenada | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 349 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 117,303 | 5,633 |
| Density | 336 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Saint George's | 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. Grenada 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 Grenada bigger than Saint Helena?
- No. Grenada is 11% smaller than Saint Helena. Grenada covers 349 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Grenada fit into Saint Helena?
- About 1.1 times: Saint Helena has 1.13× the area of Grenada.
- Why do Grenada and Saint Helena 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 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, Grenada or Saint Helena?
- Grenada: 117,303 people against 5,633. Density: Grenada 336 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².