Maldives vs Saint Helena
Saint Helena is 32% larger than Maldives.
MaldivesSaint HelenaMaldives moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Maldives is 0.76× the area of Saint Helena. Put the other way, Saint Helena is 1.32× the size of Maldives.
| Maldives | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 298 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 529,676 | 5,633 |
| Density | 1,777 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Male | Jamestown |
| Region | Southern Asia | 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. Maldives sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Maldives bigger than Saint Helena?
- No. Maldives is 24% smaller than Saint Helena. Maldives covers 298 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Saint Helena?
- About 1.3 times: Saint Helena has 1.32× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Maldives and Saint Helena 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 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, Maldives or Saint Helena?
- Maldives: 529,676 people against 5,633. Density: Maldives 1,777 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².