Israel vs Vanuatu
Israel is 70% larger than Vanuatu. Vanuatu would fit into Israel about 1.7 times.
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1.7×
Israel is 1.7× the area of Vanuatu.
| Israel | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,770 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 10,122,800 | 335,169 |
| Density | 487 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Jerusalem | Port-Vila |
| Region | Western Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Israel sits at about 31°N and is stretched to 1.37× 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 Israel bigger than Vanuatu?
- Yes. Israel is 70% larger than Vanuatu. Israel covers 20,770 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Vanuatu fit into Israel?
- About 1.7 times: Israel has 1.7× the area of Vanuatu.
- Why do Israel and Vanuatu look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Israel is drawn about 1.37× 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, Israel or Vanuatu?
- Israel: 10,122,800 people against 335,169. Density: Israel 487 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².