Maldives vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 31% larger than Maldives.
MaldivesSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesMaldives moved onto Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Equal-area projection
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Maldives is 0.77× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Put the other way, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 1.31× the size of Maldives.
| Maldives | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 298 km² | 389 km² |
| Population | 529,676 | 99,924 |
| Density | 1,777 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Male | Kingstown |
| Region | Southern Asia | Caribbean |
| 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 Vincent and the Grenadines at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- No. Maldives is 23% smaller than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Maldives covers 298 km² and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- About 1.3 times: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 1.31× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Maldives and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines about 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Maldives: 529,676 people against 99,924. Density: Maldives 1,777 per km², Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km².