Maldives vs Pitcairn Islands
Maldives is 6.34 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Maldives about 6.3 times.
MaldivesPitcairn IslandsMaldives moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
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Maldives is 6.34× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
| Maldives | Pitcairn Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 298 km² | 47 km² |
| Population | 529,676 | 50 |
| Density | 1,777 / km² | 1.1 / km² |
| Capital | Male | Adamstown |
| Region | Southern Asia | 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. Maldives sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Pitcairn Islands at 24° S is stretched to 1.21×. 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 Maldives bigger than Pitcairn Islands?
- Yes. Maldives is 6.34 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Maldives covers 298 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Maldives?
- About 6.3 times: Maldives has 6.34× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Maldives and Pitcairn Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Maldives is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Pitcairn Islands about 1.21×. 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, Maldives or Pitcairn Islands?
- Maldives: 529,676 people against 50. Density: Maldives 1,777 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².