Malta vs Pitcairn Islands
Malta is 6.72 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Malta about 6.7 times.
MaltaPitcairn IslandsMalta moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
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Malta is 6.72× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
| Malta | Pitcairn Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 316 km² | 47 km² |
| Population | 579,704 | 50 |
| Density | 1,835 / km² | 1.1 / km² |
| Capital | Valletta | Adamstown |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Malta sits at about 36°N and is stretched to 1.52× 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 Malta bigger than Pitcairn Islands?
- Yes. Malta is 6.72 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Malta covers 316 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Malta?
- About 6.7 times: Malta has 6.72× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Malta and Pitcairn Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malta is drawn about 1.52× 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, Malta or Pitcairn Islands?
- Malta: 579,704 people against 50. Density: Malta 1,835 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².