Micronesia vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 17.4 times larger than Micronesia. Micronesia would fit into Vanuatu about 17 times.
MicronesiaVanuatuMicronesia moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Micronesia is 0.06× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 17.4× the size of Micronesia.
| Micronesia | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 702 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 113,683 | 335,169 |
| Density | 162 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Palikir | Port-Vila |
| Region | Micronesia | Melanesia |
| 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. Micronesia sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× its true area; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Micronesia bigger than Vanuatu?
- No. Micronesia is 17.4 times smaller than Vanuatu. Micronesia covers 702 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Micronesia fit into Vanuatu?
- About 17 times: Vanuatu has 17.4× the area of Micronesia.
- Why do Micronesia and Vanuatu look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Micronesia is drawn about 1.02× its true area there and Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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, Micronesia or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 113,683. Density: Micronesia 162 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².