Malta vs Saint Barthélemy
Malta is 13.2 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Malta about 13 times.
MaltaSaint BarthélemyMalta moved onto Saint Barthélemy · Equal-area projection
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Malta is 13.2× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
| Malta | Saint Barthélemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 316 km² | 24 km² |
| Population | 579,704 | 10,124 |
| Density | 1,835 / km² | 422 / km² |
| Capital | Valletta | Gustavia |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Malta sits at about 36°N and is stretched to 1.52× its true area; Saint Barthélemy at 18° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Yes. Malta is 13.2 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Malta covers 316 km² and Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Malta?
- About 13 times: Malta has 13.2× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Malta and Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy about 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Malta: 579,704 people against 10,124. Density: Malta 1,835 per km², Saint Barthélemy 422 per km².