Maldives vs Singapore
Singapore is 2.41 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Singapore about 2.4 times.
MaldivesSingaporeMaldives moved onto Singapore · Equal-area projection
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Maldives is 0.41× the area of Singapore. Put the other way, Singapore is 2.41× the size of Maldives.
| Maldives | Singapore | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 298 km² | 719 km² |
| Population | 529,676 | 6,111,175 |
| Density | 1,777 / km² | 8,500 / km² |
| Capital | Male | Singapore |
| Region | Southern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Singapore at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Singapore?
- No. Maldives is 2.41 times smaller than Singapore. Maldives covers 298 km² and Singapore covers 719 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Singapore?
- About 2.4 times: Singapore has 2.41× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Maldives and Singapore 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 Singapore about 1.0×. 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 Singapore?
- Singapore: 6,111,175 people against 529,676. Density: Maldives 1,777 per km², Singapore 8,500 per km².